Heisei Hopefuls - prospect watch

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And here are the results of the (pre-reconfig) list of the under-24's. Too bad about Fujiazuma's last-minute makekoshi...

(Not Quite) Heisei Hopefuls for Aki 2010 - age 23 and under
Rikishi	Heya	DOB (Rank)	Debut	HiRk	2009.11	2010.01	2010.03	2010.05	2010.07	2010.09
Fujiazuma	Tamanoi	1987/04/19 (41)	2003.03	Ms2	Ms20e 5-2	Ms15w 4-3	Ms11e 3-4	Ms16w 5-2	Ms7w 4-3	Ms2w 3-4
Nionoumi	Kitanoumi	1986/12/16 (46)	2002.03	Ms6	Ms25w 3-4	Ms33e 4-3	Ms28w 4-3	Ms22e 5-2	Ms16e 5-2	Ms6w 4-3
Ikioi	Isenoumi	1986/10/11 (47)	2005.03	Ms14	Ms41e 4-3	Ms35e 5-2	Ms25e 3-4	Ms30w 5-2	Ms22w 4-3	Ms14w 6-1
Kyokushuho	Oshima	1988/08/09 (28)	2007.05	Ms13	Ms26w 4-3	Ms22e 4-3	Ms18e 2-5	Ms32e 6-1	Ms13w 3-4	Ms17w 5-2
Azumaryu	Tamanoi	1987/05/12 (39)	2008.11	Ms18	Ms52e 4-3	Ms45e 5-2	Ms33e 3-4	Ms39e 5-2	Ms26e 4-3	Ms18e 3-4
Tochihiryu	Kasugano	1987/04/23 (40)	2006.03	Ms9	Sd7w 5-2	Ms49e 6-1	Ms23e 4-3	Ms18w 5-2	Ms9w 2-5	Ms18w 2-5
Kagamio	Kagamiyama	1988/02/09 (32)	2003.07	Ms23	Ms30w 2-5	Ms46e 5-2	Ms34w 2-5	Ms50w 5-2	Ms33w 4-3	Ms25e 4-3
Hokuo	Takadagawa	1986/09/18 (49)	2004.11	Ms31	Sd16e 3-4	Sd32e 6-1	Ms49e 4-3	Ms39w 1-6	Sd6w 6-1	Ms31e 4-3
Araumi	Isenoumi	1987/01/06 (44)	2005.03	Ms33	Ms41w 3-4	Ms49w 4-3	Ms43e 4-3	Ms33e 0-7	Sd8w 6-1	Ms33e 2-3-2
Naoe	Oguruma	1986/09/23 (48)	2009.01	Ms34	Sd3w 4-3	Ms57e 5-2	Ms43w 3-4	Ms51w 4-3	Ms43w 4-3	Ms34e 5-2
Karatsuumi	Tamanoi	1988/08/03 (29)	2004.03	Ms31	Jd116w 5-2	Jd64w 7-0 Y	Sd64w 6-1	Sd9e 5-2	Ms51w 4-3	Ms41w 2-5
Takakiho	Takanohana	1987/01/14 (43)	2002.03	Ms45	Sd22w 4-3	Sd12e 2-5	Sd36e 4-3	Sd21w 4-3	Sd8e 5-2	Ms45w 3-4
Seiro	Shikoroyama	1988/08/18 (27)	2005.07	Ms37	Ms53e 4-3	Ms46w 4-3	Ms40e 0-5-2	Sd15w 5-2	Ms56e 4-3	Ms46w 5-2
Fukugoriki	Arashio	1988/03/02 (31)	2005.11	Ms49	Jk29w 6-1	Jd61w 6-1	Sd93w 6-1	Sd34w 5-2	Sd15e 5-2	Ms49w 4-3
Nankairiki	Kitanoumi	1987/10/16 (36)	2003.03	Ms28	Ms57e 5-2	Ms42e 4-3	Ms37e 3-4	Ms46e 2-5	Sd7e 4-3	Ms56e 5-2
Tokachiumi	Hakkaku	1987/04/09 (42)	2003.03	Ms42	Sd4w 4-3	Ms57w 3-4	Sd11e 5-2	Ms50e 4-3	Ms42e 1-3-3	Sd3w 6-1
Rendaiyama	Kitanoumi	1988/01/12 (34)	2006.03	Ms46	Sd8w 2-5	Sd37e 5-2	Sd10w 3-4	Sd24w 5-2	Ms59e 3-4	Sd5w 1-6
Torugawa	Minezaki	1987/08/26 (37)	2006.03	Ms59	Sd30w 3-4	Sd46e 4-3	Sd32e 3-4	Sd50e 6-1	Ms59w 3-4	Sd6e 4-3
Migikataagari	Otake	1988/06/08 (30)	2004.03	Ms48	Sd34e 5-2	Sd14w 3-4	Sd28e 4-3	Sd16e 4-3	Sd3e 3-4	Sd10e 4-3
Wakarikido	Matsugane	1986/12/23 (45)	2002.03	Ms34	Ms47e 4-3	Ms40e 0-5-2	Sd15w 3-4	Sd28w 3-4	Sd48e 5-2	Sd21e 0-0-7
Okinofuji	Hakkaku	1988/01/26 (33)	2006.03	Ms51	Sd28e 4-3	Sd17w 2-5	Sd42e 4-3	Sd27e 3-4	Sd43w 4-3	Sd26w 4-3
Masunofuji	Nakamura	1987/10/24 (35)	2005.11	Ms52	Sd78e 6-1	Sd20w 4-3	Sd8e 2-5	Sd32w 5-2	Sd9w 2-5	Sd37e 0-0-7
Ota	Kitanoumi	1987/08/08 (38)	2003.03	Ms48	Sd36e 2-5	Sd62w 6-1	Sd8w 5-2	Ms48w 1-6	Sd21w 3-4	Sd39e 3-4

And the three new qualifiers:

Rikishi	Heya	DOB	Debut	HiRk	2009.11	2010.01	2010.03	2010.05	2010.07	2010.09
Ryuonami	Tatsunami	1987/09/12	2010.03	Sd25			Mz 2-0	Jk9w 7-0 Y	Jd20w 7-0 D	Sd25e 5-2
Teraomaru	Shikoroyama	1986/09/29	2005.01	Sd9	Sd29w 5-2	Sd9w 2-5	Sd33w 0-0-7	Sd93w 5-2	Sd60w 5-2	Sd30e 6-1
Chiyozakura	Kokonoe	1987/09/17	2010.03	Sd51			Mz 2-0	Jk13e 6-1	Jd51e 7-0 Y	Sd51e 7-0 Y

Unfortunately for Teraomaru he's turning 24 in a few days, so his existence in this thread will be purely virtual. Ikioi, Naoe and Hokuo also won't make it to the next edition, but at least they're all saying goodbye on a high note. And who knows, perhaps Ikioi has indeed turned a corner and it won't be too long until we see him in the sekitori ranks, even if we won't get to celebrate it in this thread.

Edited September 26, 2010 by Asashosakari

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Oops...I prepared the update almost two weeks ago and completely forgot to post it. Well, here's the Kyushu edition of Heisei Hopefuls, now with a severely imbalanced pair of tables thanks to Masunoyama's ascent to juryo. The up/down movements are in comparison to hypothetical Aki versions of the re-assigned lists, not the actual Aki lists.

Heisei Hopefuls for Kyushu 2010 - current yardstick: Masunoyama (1990/11/01, debut 2006.07, shin-juryo 2010.11)
+/-	Rikishi	Heya	DOB	Debut	HiRk	2010.01	2010.03	2010.05	2010.07	2010.09	2010.11
▲ 1	Chiyoarashi	Kokonoe	1991/07/12 (2)	2007.03	Ms35	Ms50w 0-7	Sd25w 4-3	Sd13w 6-1	Ms37e 3-4	Ms44w 4-3	Ms35w
▲ 2	Kotoyuki	Sadogatake	1991/04/02 (6)	2008.03	Ms26	Ms37w 5-1-1	Ms26w 2-5	Ms40w 3-4	Ms51e 3-4	Ms56w 5-2	Ms36w
● 0	Kawanari	Oguruma	1991/07/07 (3)	2007.03	Ms38	Ms47w 3-4	Ms54e 2-5	Sd16w 4-3	Sd3w 4-3	Ms51e 4-3	Ms42e
▼ 3	Ryuden	Takadagawa	1990/11/10 (8)	2006.03	Ms9	Ms9w 3-4	Ms15e 2-5	Ms29e 4-3	Ms24w 2-5	Ms39e 3-4	Ms46e
New	Saishin	Chiganoura	1991/11/12 (1)	2010.01	Ms50	Mz 3-0	Jk21e 6-1	Jd49w 7-0 Y	Sd49w 4-3	Sd34e 6-1	Ms50e
New	Chiyomaru	Kokonoe	1991/04/17 (5)	2007.05	Ms54	Sd54e 5-2	Sd26e 4-3	Sd14w 3-4	Sd30w 4-3	Sd15w 5-2	Ms54e
New	Sasakiyama	Kitanoumi	1991/06/12 (4)	2010.01	Ms60	Mz 3-0	Jk20w 7-0 Y	Jd20e 7-0 D	Sd25e 4-3	Sd11w 4-3	Ms60w
▼ 3	Kotokensei	Sadogatake	1991/01/06 (7)	2006.03	Ms50	Sd26e 3-4	Sd41w 3-4	Sd55w 2-5	Sd83w 6-1	Sd26e 3-4	Sd40e

I'm looking forward to seeing what the well-regarded high schooler pair of Sasakiyama and Saishin will achieve. Kotokensei on the other hand is kyujo this tournament, so the holder of the red lantern appears to have hit another snag.

And the under-23's:

(Not Quite) Heisei Hopefuls for Kyushu 2010 - age 23 and under
+/-	Rikishi	Heya	DOB	Debut	HiRk	2010.01	2010.03	2010.05	2010.07	2010.09	2010.11
▲ 1	Nionoumi	Kitanoumi	1986/12/16 (50)	2002.03	Ms4	Ms33e 4-3	Ms28w 4-3	Ms22e 5-2	Ms16e 5-2	Ms6w 4-3	Ms4w
▼ 1	Fujiazuma	Tamanoi	1987/04/19 (45)	2003.03	Ms2	Ms15w 4-3	Ms11e 3-4	Ms16w 5-2	Ms7w 4-3	Ms2w 3-4	Ms5w
▲ 1	Kyokushuho	Oshima	1988/08/09 (31)	2007.05	Ms8	Ms22e 4-3	Ms18e 2-5	Ms32e 6-1	Ms13w 3-4	Ms17w 5-2	Ms8w
▲ 9	Tochiyashiki	Kasugano	1989/07/07 (24)	2008.03	Ms12	Sd10w 4-3	Ms60e 5-2	Ms43e 3-4	Ms52w 5-2	Ms32w 6-1	Ms12e
▲ 4	Kagamio	Kagamiyama	1988/02/09 (35)	2003.07	Ms18	Ms46e 5-2	Ms34w 2-5	Ms50w 5-2	Ms33w 4-3	Ms25e 4-3	Ms18e
▼ 1	Azumaryu	Tamanoi	1987/05/12 (43)	2008.11	Ms18	Ms45e 5-2	Ms33e 3-4	Ms39e 5-2	Ms26e 4-3	Ms18e 3-4	Ms23w
● 0	Takanoiwa	Takanohana	1990/02/26 (16)	2008.11	Ms13	Ms13w 3-4	Ms19e 3-4	Ms26e 2-5	Ms45e 6-1	Ms19e 3-4	Ms24w
▼ 2	Tochihiryu	Kasugano	1987/04/23 (44)	2006.03	Ms9	Ms49e 6-1	Ms23e 4-3	Ms18w 5-2	Ms9w 2-5	Ms18w 2-5	Ms27e
New	Chiyozakura	Kokonoe	1987/09/17 (39)	2010.03	Ms29		Mz 2-0	Jk13e 6-1	Jd51e 7-0 Y	Sd51e 7-0 Y	Ms29w
▲ 22	Tokachiumi	Hakkaku	1987/04/09 (46)	2003.03	Ms30	Ms57w 3-4	Sd11e 5-2	Ms50e 4-3	Ms42e 1-3-3	Sd3w 6-1	Ms30e
▲ 10	Seiro	Shikoroyama	1988/08/18 (30)	2005.07	Ms30	Ms46w 4-3	Ms40e 0-5-2	Sd15w 5-2	Ms56e 4-3	Ms46w 5-2	Ms30w
▼ 4	Takatoshi	Takanohana	1990/04/19 (11)	2009.01	Ms23	Sd34e 4-3	Sd20e 4-3	Sd10e 2-5	Sd35w 7-0 Y	Ms23e 2-5	Ms33e
▲ 14	Hishofuji	Nakamura	1989/07/14 (21)	2005.03	Ms29	Ms52w 5-2	Ms39w 3-4	Ms47w 4-3	Ms40e 2-5	Ms54e 5-2	Ms35e
▲ 15	Nankairiki	Kitanoumi	1987/10/16 (38)	2003.03	Ms28	Ms42e 4-3	Ms37e 3-4	Ms46e 2-5	Sd7e 4-3	Ms56e 5-2	Ms36e
▼ 4	Kumagai	Isenoumi	1990/08/25 (9)	2006.03	Ms31	Ms58e 4-3	Ms50e 1-6	Sd21e 4-3	Sd7w 6-1	Ms31w 3-4	Ms37e
▼ 4	Asahisho	Oshima	1989/07/21 (20)	2005.03	Ms32	Sd11e 3-4	Sd23e 3-4	Sd39e 6-1	Ms52e 5-2	Ms32e 3-4	Ms37w
▲ 5	Tochinohama	Kasugano	1989/01/29 (27)	2007.03	Ms38	Sd91e 5-2	Sd58e 6-1	Sd5w 4-3	Ms56w 4-3	Ms47w 4-3	Ms38e
▲ 6	Fukugoriki	Arashio	1988/03/02 (34)	2005.11	Ms39	Jd61w 6-1	Sd93w 6-1	Sd34w 5-2	Sd15e 5-2	Ms49w 4-3	Ms39w
New	Asabenkei	Takasago	1989/02/12 (25)	2007.03	Ms40	Sd39w 3-4	Sd53w 3-4	Sd66e 5-2	Sd39w 4-3	Sd21w 6-1	Ms40e
▼ 3	Chiyonokuni	Kokonoe	1990/07/10 (10)	2006.05	Ms20	Sd8e 4-3	Ms58e 6-1	Ms24e 4-3	Ms20w 2-5	Ms36e 3-4	Ms41e
▲ 12	Kei	Onomatsu	1990/03/10 (14)	2008.01	Ms44	Sd16w 3-4	Sd30e 3-4	Sd46e 6-1	Ms58e 3-4	Sd5e 5-2	Ms44e
▲ 9	Byakko	Nakamura	1989/07/11 (22)	2005.03	Ms49	Sd22e 3-4	Sd36w 5-2	Sd13e 5-2	Ms53w 3-4	Ms59e 4-3	Ms49e
▼ 9	Araumi	Isenoumi	1987/01/06 (48)	2005.03	Ms33	Ms49w 4-3	Ms43e 4-3	Ms33e 0-7	Sd8w 6-1	Ms33e 2-3-2	Ms49w
▼ 8	Mugendai	Musashigawa	1989/01/21 (28)	2004.05	Ms35	Sd10e 5-2	Ms52w 4-3	Ms43w 3-4	Ms53e 5-2	Ms35w 2-5	Ms52e
▲ 12	Kairyu	Tagonoura	1990/03/01 (15)	2005.03	Ms29	Ms59e 6-1	Ms29e 1-6	Ms53w 3-4	Sd5w 3-4	Sd15e 5-2	Ms53w
New	Amatsu	Onomatsu	1990/04/03 (13)	2009.01	Ms54	Sd45e 4-3	Sd30w 3-4	Sd48e 5-2	Sd24w 3-4	Sd42e 6-1	Ms54w
▼ 7	Takakiho	Takanohana	1987/01/14 (47)	2002.03	Ms45	Sd12e 2-5	Sd36e 4-3	Sd21w 4-3	Sd8e 5-2	Ms45w 3-4	Ms55e
▲ 7	Torugawa	Minezaki	1987/08/26 (41)	2006.03	Ms55	Sd46e 4-3	Sd32e 3-4	Sd50e 6-1	Ms59w 3-4	Sd6e 4-3	Ms55w
▲ 7	Migikataagari	Otake	1988/06/08 (33)	2004.03	Ms48	Sd14w 3-4	Sd28e 4-3	Sd16e 4-3	Sd3e 3-4	Sd10e 4-3	Ms59e
New	Ryuonami	Tatsunami	1987/09/12 (40)	2010.03	Ms59		Mz 2-0	Jk9w 7-0 Y	Jd20w 7-0 D	Sd25e 5-2	Ms59w
▼ 6	Dewahayate	Dewanoumi	1989/01/31 (26)	2004.03	Ms50	Sd15w 4-3	Sd5w 2-5	Sd29e 4-3	Sd16w 5-2	Ms50w 3-4	Sd1e
▼ 13	Karatsuumi	Tamanoi	1988/08/03 (32)	2004.03	Ms31	Jd64w 7-0 Y	Sd64w 6-1	Sd9e 5-2	Ms51w 4-3	Ms41w 2-5	Sd2w
▼ 7	Tokizakura	Nakamura	1989/07/10 (23)	2005.03	Ms35	Sd5e 4-3	Ms56e 5-2	Ms38e 3-4	Ms47e 3-4	Ms51w 3-4	Sd3e
▼ 16	Mankajo	Kasugayama	1990/02/10 (17)	2005.03	Ms37	Sd4w 2-5	Sd27e 5-2	Sd2w 4-3	Ms54e 5-2	Ms37e 1-6	Sd7e
▼ 12	Tamadaiki	Kataonami	1988/11/02 (29)	2007.03	Ms24	Ms25e 3-4	Ms32e 4-3	Ms24w 3-4	Ms33e 2-5	Ms48e 2-5	Sd9e
▼ 6	Takageppo	Takanohana	1990/04/19 (11)	2009.01	Ms58	Sd34w 4-3	Sd20w 5-2	Ms59e 2-5	Sd23w 5-2	Ms58e 3-4	Sd11w
▲ 2	Okinofuji	Hakkaku	1988/01/26 (36)	2006.03	Ms51	Sd17w 2-5	Sd42e 4-3	Sd27e 3-4	Sd43w 4-3	Sd26w 4-3	Sd14w
▲ 2	Higoarashi	Kise	1989/08/20 (19)	2006.05	Ms53	Sd24w 4-3	Sd11w 3-4	Sd26e 4-3	Sd14e 3-4	Sd29w 4-3	Sd17e
▼ 11	Kyokutaisei	Oshima	1989/10/18 (18)	2008.01	Ms54	Sd74w 5-2	Sd42w 3-4	Sd57w 4-3	Sd43e 6-1	Ms54w 1-6	Sd24e
▼ 6	Rendaiyama	Kitanoumi	1988/01/12 (37)	2006.03	Ms46	Sd37e 5-2	Sd10w 3-4	Sd24w 5-2	Ms59e 3-4	Sd5w 1-6	Sd38e
▲ 1	Ota	Kitanoumi	1987/08/08 (42)	2003.03	Ms48	Sd62w 6-1	Sd8w 5-2	Ms48w 1-6	Sd21w 3-4	Sd39e 3-4	Sd53w
▼ 4	Wakarikido	Matsugane	1986/12/23 (49)	2002.03	Ms34	Ms40e 0-5-2	Sd15w 3-4	Sd28w 3-4	Sd48e 5-2	Sd21e 0-0-7	Sd81w

As luck would have it, the two guys who are turning 24 before the next tournament (and thus leaving this thread) are book-ending the table - Nionoumi can make it a memorable birthday by securing his juryo debut (and may or may not be helped by the fact that 4 of the top 8 makushita are from Kitanoumi-beya), while Wakarikido is sitting out the second half of his gambling suspension and will have to start the next year down in jonidan.

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Kyushu summary:

Not the most overwhelmingly great basho for our youngest section with 5 MK and only 2 kachikoshi. Our oldest trackee Ryuden turned 20 years old before the basho and is celebrating his age of majority with his first 5-2 in a year, albeit also at his lowest rank in a year. Still, he'll be claiming the top spot for the first time since this thread started. Rookie entrant Sasakiyama may actually grab second place thanks to his successful 5-2 makushita debut...I haven't looked at the makushita banzuke in detail yet, but it could be close between the Chiyoarashi/Kotoyuki pair and him. Sasakiyama's fellow Hatsu 2010 high school debutant Saishin appeared to be a wee bit overwhelmed in makushita however (far from unusual for those who come in with a 6-1 jump), and will go back to sandanme for a bit more seasoning, as will Chiyomaru.

Heisei Hopefuls for Kyushu 2010 - current yardstick: Masunoyama (1990/11/01, debut 2006.07, shin-juryo 2010.11)
Rikishi	Heya	DOB	Debut	HiRk	2010.01	2010.03	2010.05	2010.07	2010.09	2010.11
Chiyoarashi	Kokonoe	1991/07/12 (2)	2007.03	Ms35	Ms50w 0-7	Sd25w 4-3	Sd13w 6-1	Ms37e 3-4	Ms44w 4-3	Ms35w 3-4
Kotoyuki	Sadogatake	1991/04/02 (6)	2008.03	Ms26	Ms37w 5-1-1	Ms26w 2-5	Ms40w 3-4	Ms51e 3-4	Ms56w 5-2	Ms36w 3-4
Kawanari	Oguruma	1991/07/07 (3)	2007.03	Ms38	Ms47w 3-4	Ms54e 2-5	Sd16w 4-3	Sd3w 4-3	Ms51e 4-3	Ms42e 3-4
Ryuden	Takadagawa	1990/11/10 (8)	2006.03	Ms9	Ms9w 3-4	Ms15e 2-5	Ms29e 4-3	Ms24w 2-5	Ms39e 3-4	Ms46e 5-2
Saishin	Chiganoura	1991/11/12 (1)	2010.01	Ms50	Mz 3-0	Jk21e 6-1	Jd49w 7-0 Y	Sd49w 4-3	Sd34e 6-1	Ms50e 2-5
Chiyomaru	Kokonoe	1991/04/17 (5)	2007.05	Ms54	Sd54e 5-2	Sd26e 4-3	Sd14w 3-4	Sd30w 4-3	Sd15w 5-2	Ms54e 3-4
Sasakiyama	Kitanoumi	1991/06/12 (4)	2010.01	Ms60	Mz 3-0	Jk20w 7-0 Y	Jd20e 7-0 D	Sd25e 4-3	Sd11w 4-3	Ms60w 5-2
Kotokensei	Sadogatake	1991/01/06 (7)	2006.03	Ms50	Sd26e 3-4	Sd41w 3-4	Sd55w 2-5	Sd83w 6-1	Sd26e 3-4	Sd40e 0-0-7

Slowly but surely the above table will grow again after the recent cuts - for Hatsu basho two talents are making their entrance, the first two makushita rikishi born in 1992:

Rikishi	Heya	DOB	Debut	HiRk	2010.01	2010.03	2010.05	2010.07	2010.09	2010.11
Chiyootori	Kokonoe	1992/10/11	2008.05	Sd6	Sd6w 3-4	Sd17e 3-4	Sd32e 5-2	Sd9e 2-5	Sd35w 5-2	Sd8w 6-1
Matsumoto	Shikoroyama	1992/03/10	2007.03	Sd10	Sd51e 5-2	Sd23w 4-3	Sd12w 2-5	Sd40e 4-3	Sd22w 4-3	Sd10w 4-3

Over to Sokkenaiyama for his comment on this development. (Yusho winner...) Oops, and now that I look at it again, of course Chiyootori will be the new #2 as he's set for a promotion to Ms35-ish, higher than what Sasakiyama can hope for. Gonna be a major test for the very promising youngster who has made it to makushita at extremely high speed, despite missing nearly his entire first year with injuries.

I seem to recall that Matsumoto got very favourable projections from Randomitsuki's Prospectatron early in his career - perhaps we can get updates? (Yusho winner...)

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And the extended list: As mentioned at the start of the basho Nionoumi's 24th birthday is coming up, and he gave himself the best present imaginable as he's set to make his sekitori debut in January. List #2 Fujiazuma may also be exiting the list in an upward fashion - we'll have to wait and see whether he's in fact taking Tosanoumi's juryo spot outright, or perhaps can profit from a retirement by the veteran.

All in all, it was a very successful basho for the upper-rankers in this part of our tracking project. 7 of the top 8 rikishi finished kachikoshi, and the two 6-1 playoff participants Kumagai and Chiyonokuni will also find themselves above Ms20 on the next banzuke. Well-hyped Kyokushuho will be getting his first shot at earning a kesho, most likely from Ms4.

The Kyushu list rookies won't have much to write home about after this basho; Chiyozakura, Amatsu and Ryuonami finished 3-4 (taking some shine off the two collegiate guys), Asabenkei even followed up his 6-1 with a 1-6 and will head straight back to sandanme.

(Not Quite) Heisei Hopefuls for Kyushu 2010 - age 23 and under
Rikishi	Heya	DOB	Debut	HiRk	2010.01	2010.03	2010.05	2010.07	2010.09	2010.11
Nionoumi	Kitanoumi	1986/12/16 (50)	2002.03	Ms4	Ms33e 4-3	Ms28w 4-3	Ms22e 5-2	Ms16e 5-2	Ms6w 4-3	Ms4w 5-2
Fujiazuma	Tamanoi	1987/04/19 (45)	2003.03	Ms2	Ms15w 4-3	Ms11e 3-4	Ms16w 5-2	Ms7w 4-3	Ms2w 3-4	Ms5w 5-2
Kyokushuho	Oshima	1988/08/09 (31)	2007.05	Ms8	Ms22e 4-3	Ms18e 2-5	Ms32e 6-1	Ms13w 3-4	Ms17w 5-2	Ms8w 4-3
Tochiyashiki	Kasugano	1989/07/07 (24)	2008.03	Ms12	Sd10w 4-3	Ms60e 5-2	Ms43e 3-4	Ms52w 5-2	Ms32w 6-1	Ms12e 3-4
Kagamio	Kagamiyama	1988/02/09 (35)	2003.07	Ms18	Ms46e 5-2	Ms34w 2-5	Ms50w 5-2	Ms33w 4-3	Ms25e 4-3	Ms18e 5-2
Azumaryu	Tamanoi	1987/05/12 (43)	2008.11	Ms18	Ms45e 5-2	Ms33e 3-4	Ms39e 5-2	Ms26e 4-3	Ms18e 3-4	Ms23w 4-3
Takanoiwa	Takanohana	1990/02/26 (16)	2008.11	Ms13	Ms13w 3-4	Ms19e 3-4	Ms26e 2-5	Ms45e 6-1	Ms19e 3-4	Ms24w 4-3
Tochihiryu	Kasugano	1987/04/23 (44)	2006.03	Ms9	Ms49e 6-1	Ms23e 4-3	Ms18w 5-2	Ms9w 2-5	Ms18w 2-5	Ms27e 5-2
Chiyozakura	Kokonoe	1987/09/17 (39)	2010.03	Ms29		Mz 2-0	Jk13e 6-1	Jd51e 7-0 Y	Sd51e 7-0 Y	Ms29w 3-4
Tokachiumi	Hakkaku	1987/04/09 (46)	2003.03	Ms30	Ms57w 3-4	Sd11e 5-2	Ms50e 4-3	Ms42e 1-3-3	Sd3w 6-1	Ms30e 3-4
Seiro	Shikoroyama	1988/08/18 (30)	2005.07	Ms30	Ms46w 4-3	Ms40e 0-5-2	Sd15w 5-2	Ms56e 4-3	Ms46w 5-2	Ms30w 4-3
Takatoshi	Takanohana	1990/04/19 (11)	2009.01	Ms23	Sd34e 4-3	Sd20e 4-3	Sd10e 2-5	Sd35w 7-0 Y	Ms23e 2-5	Ms33e 3-4
Hishofuji	Nakamura	1989/07/14 (21)	2005.03	Ms29	Ms52w 5-2	Ms39w 3-4	Ms47w 4-3	Ms40e 2-5	Ms54e 5-2	Ms35e 4-3
Nankairiki	Kitanoumi	1987/10/16 (38)	2003.03	Ms28	Ms42e 4-3	Ms37e 3-4	Ms46e 2-5	Sd7e 4-3	Ms56e 5-2	Ms36e 2-5
Kumagai	Isenoumi	1990/08/25 (9)	2006.03	Ms31	Ms58e 4-3	Ms50e 1-6	Sd21e 4-3	Sd7w 6-1	Ms31w 3-4	Ms37e 6-1 D
Asahisho	Oshima	1989/07/21 (20)	2005.03	Ms32	Sd11e 3-4	Sd23e 3-4	Sd39e 6-1	Ms52e 5-2	Ms32e 3-4	Ms37w 5-2
Tochinohama	Kasugano	1989/01/29 (27)	2007.03	Ms38	Sd91e 5-2	Sd58e 6-1	Sd5w 4-3	Ms56w 4-3	Ms47w 4-3	Ms38e 1-6
Fukugoriki	Arashio	1988/03/02 (34)	2005.11	Ms39	Jd61w 6-1	Sd93w 6-1	Sd34w 5-2	Sd15e 5-2	Ms49w 4-3	Ms39w 3-4
Asabenkei	Takasago	1989/02/12 (25)	2007.03	Ms40	Sd39w 3-4	Sd53w 3-4	Sd66e 5-2	Sd39w 4-3	Sd21w 6-1	Ms40e 1-6
Chiyonokuni	Kokonoe	1990/07/10 (10)	2006.05	Ms20	Sd8e 4-3	Ms58e 6-1	Ms24e 4-3	Ms20w 2-5	Ms36e 3-4	Ms41e 6-1 D
Kei	Onomatsu	1990/03/10 (14)	2008.01	Ms44	Sd16w 3-4	Sd30e 3-4	Sd46e 6-1	Ms58e 3-4	Sd5e 5-2	Ms44e 5-2
Byakko	Nakamura	1989/07/11 (22)	2005.03	Ms49	Sd22e 3-4	Sd36w 5-2	Sd13e 5-2	Ms53w 3-4	Ms59e 4-3	Ms49e 2-5
Araumi	Isenoumi	1987/01/06 (48)	2005.03	Ms33	Ms49w 4-3	Ms43e 4-3	Ms33e 0-7	Sd8w 6-1	Ms33e 2-3-2	Ms49w 4-3
Mugendai	Musashigawa	1989/01/21 (28)	2004.05	Ms35	Sd10e 5-2	Ms52w 4-3	Ms43w 3-4	Ms53e 5-2	Ms35w 2-5	Ms52e 3-4
Kairyu	Tagonoura	1990/03/01 (15)	2005.03	Ms29	Ms59e 6-1	Ms29e 1-6	Ms53w 3-4	Sd5w 3-4	Sd15e 5-2	Ms53w 4-3
Amatsu	Onomatsu	1990/04/03 (13)	2009.01	Ms54	Sd45e 4-3	Sd30w 3-4	Sd48e 5-2	Sd24w 3-4	Sd42e 6-1	Ms54w 3-4
Takakiho	Takanohana	1987/01/14 (47)	2002.03	Ms45	Sd12e 2-5	Sd36e 4-3	Sd21w 4-3	Sd8e 5-2	Ms45w 3-4	Ms55e 4-3
Torugawa	Minezaki	1987/08/26 (41)	2006.03	Ms55	Sd46e 4-3	Sd32e 3-4	Sd50e 6-1	Ms59w 3-4	Sd6e 4-3	Ms55w 2-5
Migikataagari	Otake	1988/06/08 (33)	2004.03	Ms48	Sd14w 3-4	Sd28e 4-3	Sd16e 4-3	Sd3e 3-4	Sd10e 4-3	Ms59e 5-2
Ryuonami	Tatsunami	1987/09/12 (40)	2010.03	Ms59		Mz 2-0	Jk9w 7-0 Y	Jd20w 7-0 D	Sd25e 5-2	Ms59w 3-4
Dewahayate	Dewanoumi	1989/01/31 (26)	2004.03	Ms50	Sd15w 4-3	Sd5w 2-5	Sd29e 4-3	Sd16w 5-2	Ms50w 3-4	Sd1e 3-4
Karatsuumi	Tamanoi	1988/08/03 (32)	2004.03	Ms31	Jd64w 7-0 Y	Sd64w 6-1	Sd9e 5-2	Ms51w 4-3	Ms41w 2-5	Sd2w 2-5
Tokizakura	Nakamura	1989/07/10 (23)	2005.03	Ms35	Sd5e 4-3	Ms56e 5-2	Ms38e 3-4	Ms47e 3-4	Ms51w 3-4	Sd3e 4-3
Mankajo	Kasugayama	1990/02/10 (17)	2005.03	Ms37	Sd4w 2-5	Sd27e 5-2	Sd2w 4-3	Ms54e 5-2	Ms37e 1-6	Sd7e 2-5
Tamadaiki	Kataonami	1988/11/02 (29)	2007.03	Ms24	Ms25e 3-4	Ms32e 4-3	Ms24w 3-4	Ms33e 2-5	Ms48e 2-5	Sd9e 5-2
Takageppo	Takanohana	1990/04/19 (11)	2009.01	Ms58	Sd34w 4-3	Sd20w 5-2	Ms59e 2-5	Sd23w 5-2	Ms58e 3-4	Sd11w 6-1
Okinofuji	Hakkaku	1988/01/26 (36)	2006.03	Ms51	Sd17w 2-5	Sd42e 4-3	Sd27e 3-4	Sd43w 4-3	Sd26w 4-3	Sd14w 2-5
Higoarashi	Kise	1989/08/20 (19)	2006.05	Ms53	Sd24w 4-3	Sd11w 3-4	Sd26e 4-3	Sd14e 3-4	Sd29w 4-3	Sd17e 5-2
Kyokutaisei	Oshima	1989/10/18 (18)	2008.01	Ms54	Sd74w 5-2	Sd42w 3-4	Sd57w 4-3	Sd43e 6-1	Ms54w 1-6	Sd24e 3-4
Rendaiyama	Kitanoumi	1988/01/12 (37)	2006.03	Ms46	Sd37e 5-2	Sd10w 3-4	Sd24w 5-2	Ms59e 3-4	Sd5w 1-6	Sd38e 4-3
Ota	Kitanoumi	1987/08/08 (42)	2003.03	Ms48	Sd62w 6-1	Sd8w 5-2	Ms48w 1-6	Sd21w 3-4	Sd39e 3-4	Sd53w 1-6
Wakarikido	Matsugane	1986/12/23 (49)	2002.03	Ms34	Ms40e 0-5-2	Sd15w 3-4	Sd28w 3-4	Sd48e 5-2	Sd21e 0-0-7	Sd81w 0-0-7

Outgoing Nionoumi and Wakarikido (who is also reaching the age cut-off) and possibly Fujiazuma will be replaced by the following trio, courtesy of 6-1 records all around:

Rikishi	Heya	DOB	Debut	HiRk	2010.01	2010.03	2010.05	2010.07	2010.09	2010.11
Nishiuchi	Kitanoumi	1987/05/13	2003.03	Sd18	Sd36w 4-3	Sd22w 1-6	Sd56w 5-2	Sd31w 3-4	Sd47e 5-2	Sd20w 6-1
Hokuoryu	Nakamura	1990/08/21	2006.03	Sd11	Sd41e 2-5	Sd63e 4-3	Sd49e 5-2	Sd25w 4-3	Sd12e 3-4	Sd27e 6-1
Daikamifusa	Asahiyama	1989/05/30	2005.03	Sd23	Sd100w 4-3	Sd82e 6-1	Sd24e 3-4	Sd41e 4-3	Sd23e 3-4	Sd38w 6-1

Nishiuchi is already a bit on the old side and will only have three basho to make his mark on this thread, but Hokuoryu definitely bears watching. He instantly becomes the second-youngest rikishi here in the overflow area and may even be making his debut in the upper half of it. Daikamifusa hasn't really registered much at all with me so far, perhaps some other forum members can enlighten us. (Comments on all your other favourites and guys-to-watch welcome as well, of course!)

[Randomitsuki 2,904]

I seem to recall that Matsumoto got very favourable projections from Randomitsuki's Prospectatron early in his career - perhaps we can get updates? :-)

Indeed he was. When my lower division obsession started in 2007 with some crude career predictions, Matsumoto was one of the chosen six (I bet with Kintamayama that I'll name six lower-division rikishi, four of whom will become sekitori; meanwhile, two have made it). Before Kyushu basho, the prospectatron had Matsumoto scheduled for a career high of Juryo 12. With his Makushita debut in Hatsu basho the predicted career high will be around Juryo 7.

[Asashosakari 20,276]

Hatsu 2011 update:

Surprising to me, Ryuden has not ended up as the leading rikishi after 5-2's in his banzuke area weren't worth quite as much as I expected them to be, so instead the top spot is claimed by thread debutant Chiyootori (who's the very youngest makushita rikishi, to boot). Sasakiyama was also caught by the less-than-generous promotions and ended up 5th instead of 3rd. Still, he's the only rikishi not making his list debut who's at a career-high rank. Kotokensei finds himself down in jonidan after he was docked another rank on top of the customary 60-rank demotion for his Kyushu absence.

Heisei Hopefuls for Hatsu 2011 - current yardstick: Masunoyama (1990/11/01, debut 2006.07, shin-juryo 2010.11)
+/-	Rikishi	Heya	DOB	Debut	HiRk	2010.03	2010.05	2010.07	2010.09	2010.11	2011.01
New	Chiyootori	Kokonoe	1992/10/11 (1)	2008.05	Ms32	Sd17e 3-4	Sd32e 5-2	Sd9e 2-5	Sd35w 5-2	Sd8w 6-1	Ms32e
▲ 2	Ryuden	Takadagawa	1990/11/10 (10)	2006.03	Ms9	Ms15e 2-5	Ms29e 4-3	Ms24w 2-5	Ms39e 3-4	Ms46e 5-2	Ms33e
▼ 2	Chiyoarashi	Kokonoe	1991/07/12 (4)	2007.03	Ms35	Sd25w 4-3	Sd13w 6-1	Ms37e 3-4	Ms44w 4-3	Ms35w 3-4	Ms42w
▼ 2	Kotoyuki	Sadogatake	1991/04/02 (8)	2008.03	Ms26	Ms26w 2-5	Ms40w 3-4	Ms51e 3-4	Ms56w 5-2	Ms36w 3-4	Ms45e
▲ 2	Sasakiyama	Kitanoumi	1991/06/12 (6)	2010.01	Ms46	Jk20w 7-0 Y	Jd20e 7-0 D	Sd25e 4-3	Sd11w 4-3	Ms60w 5-2	Ms46w
▼ 3	Kawanari	Oguruma	1991/07/07 (5)	2007.03	Ms38	Ms54e 2-5	Sd16w 4-3	Sd3w 4-3	Ms51e 4-3	Ms42e 3-4	Ms51e
New	Matsumoto	Shikoroyama	1992/03/10 (2)	2007.03	Ms59	Sd23w 4-3	Sd12w 2-5	Sd40e 4-3	Sd22w 4-3	Sd10w 4-3	Ms59w
▼ 2	Chiyomaru	Kokonoe	1991/04/17 (7)	2007.05	Ms54	Sd26e 4-3	Sd14w 3-4	Sd30w 4-3	Sd15w 5-2	Ms54e 3-4	Sd7w
▼ 4	Saishin	Chiganoura	1991/11/12 (3)	2010.01	Ms50	Jk21e 6-1	Jd49w 7-0 Y	Sd49w 4-3	Sd34e 6-1	Ms50e 2-5	Sd15e
▼ 2	Kotokensei	Sadogatake	1991/01/06 (9)	2006.03	Ms50	Sd41w 3-4	Sd55w 2-5	Sd83w 6-1	Sd26e 3-4	Sd40e 0-0-7	Jd1e

And the extended club...Kyokushuho gets his first shot at a kesho-mawashi, but personally I'm even more interested in how Kumagai and Chiyonokuni will follow up on their big 6-1 jumps. Kagamio really bears watching as well, though...it feels like he's been around forever, and if it wasn't for this thread I might well be forgetting that he's still only 22 years old. I guess that's what happens when you were the youngest Mongolian sumo entrant ever (at 15 years and 4 months). Now, if only he was in a real stable...

(Not Quite) Heisei Hopefuls for Hatsu 2011 - age 23 and under
+/-	Rikishi	Heya	DOB	Debut	HiRk	2010.03	2010.05	2010.07	2010.09	2010.11	2011.01
▲ 2	Kyokushuho	Oshima	1988/08/09 (35)	2007.05	Ms4	Ms18e 2-5	Ms32e 6-1	Ms13w 3-4	Ms17w 5-2	Ms8w 4-3	Ms4w
▲ 3	Kagamio	Kagamiyama	1988/02/09 (39)	2003.07	Ms9	Ms34w 2-5	Ms50w 5-2	Ms33w 4-3	Ms25e 4-3	Ms18e 5-2	Ms9w
▲ 12	Kumagai	Isenoumi	1990/08/25 (11)	2006.03	Ms14	Ms50e 1-6	Sd21e 4-3	Sd7w 6-1	Ms31w 3-4	Ms37e 6-1 D	Ms14w
▲ 4	Tochihiryu	Kasugano	1987/04/23 (49)	2006.03	Ms9	Ms23e 4-3	Ms18w 5-2	Ms9w 2-5	Ms18w 2-5	Ms27e 5-2	Ms16e
▲ 15	Chiyonokuni	Kokonoe	1990/07/10 (13)	2006.05	Ms17	Ms58e 6-1	Ms24e 4-3	Ms20w 2-5	Ms36e 3-4	Ms41e 6-1 D	Ms17w
▼ 2	Tochiyashiki	Kasugano	1989/07/07 (27)	2008.03	Ms12	Ms60e 5-2	Ms43e 3-4	Ms52w 5-2	Ms32w 6-1	Ms12e 3-4	Ms18e
▼ 1	Azumaryu	Tamanoi	1987/05/12 (48)	2008.11	Ms18	Ms33e 3-4	Ms39e 5-2	Ms26e 4-3	Ms18e 3-4	Ms23w 4-3	Ms20e
▼ 1	Takanoiwa	Takanohana	1990/02/26 (19)	2008.11	Ms13	Ms19e 3-4	Ms26e 2-5	Ms45e 6-1	Ms19e 3-4	Ms24w 4-3	Ms21e
▲ 7	Asahisho	Oshima	1989/07/21 (23)	2005.03	Ms24	Sd23e 3-4	Sd39e 6-1	Ms52e 5-2	Ms32e 3-4	Ms37w 5-2	Ms24w
▲ 1	Seiro	Shikoroyama	1988/08/18 (34)	2005.07	Ms25	Ms40e 0-5-2	Sd15w 5-2	Ms56e 4-3	Ms46w 5-2	Ms30w 4-3	Ms25e
▲ 2	Hishofuji	Nakamura	1989/07/14 (24)	2005.03	Ms29	Ms39w 3-4	Ms47w 4-3	Ms40e 2-5	Ms54e 5-2	Ms35e 4-3	Ms29w
▲ 9	Kei	Onomatsu	1990/03/10 (17)	2008.01	Ms30	Sd30e 3-4	Sd46e 6-1	Ms58e 3-4	Sd5e 5-2	Ms44e 5-2	Ms30w
▲ 23	Takageppo	Takanohana	1990/04/19 (14)	2009.01	Ms35	Sd20w 5-2	Ms59e 2-5	Sd23w 5-2	Ms58e 3-4	Sd11w 6-1	Ms35e
▼ 5	Chiyozakura	Kokonoe	1987/09/17 (43)	2010.03	Ms29	Mz 2-0	Jk13e 6-1	Jd51e 7-0 Y	Sd51e 7-0 Y	Ms29w 3-4	Ms35w
▼ 5	Tokachiumi	Hakkaku	1987/04/09 (50)	2003.03	Ms30	Sd11e 5-2	Ms50e 4-3	Ms42e 1-3-3	Sd3w 6-1	Ms30e 3-4	Ms36w
▼ 4	Takatoshi	Takanohana	1990/04/19 (14)	2009.01	Ms23	Sd20e 4-3	Sd10e 2-5	Sd35w 7-0 Y	Ms23e 2-5	Ms33e 3-4	Ms39w
▲ 6	Araumi	Isenoumi	1987/01/06 (52)	2005.03	Ms33	Ms43e 4-3	Ms33e 0-7	Sd8w 6-1	Ms33e 2-3-2	Ms49w 4-3	Ms41w
New	Nishiuchi	Kitanoumi	1987/05/13 (47)	2003.03	Ms42	Sd22w 1-6	Sd56w 5-2	Sd31w 3-4	Sd47e 5-2	Sd20w 6-1	Ms42e
▲ 10	Migikataagari	Otake	1988/06/08 (37)	2004.03	Ms44	Sd28e 4-3	Sd16e 4-3	Sd3e 3-4	Sd10e 4-3	Ms59e 5-2	Ms44w
▲ 5	Kairyu	Tagonoura	1990/03/01 (18)	2005.03	Ms29	Ms29e 1-6	Ms53w 3-4	Sd5w 3-4	Sd15e 5-2	Ms53w 4-3	Ms45w
New	Hokuoryu	Nakamura	1990/08/21 (12)	2006.03	Ms46	Sd63e 4-3	Sd49e 5-2	Sd25w 4-3	Sd12e 3-4	Sd27e 6-1	Ms46e
▼ 4	Fukugoriki	Arashio	1988/03/02 (38)	2005.11	Ms39	Sd93w 6-1	Sd34w 5-2	Sd15e 5-2	Ms49w 4-3	Ms39w 3-4	Ms47e
▲ 4	Takakiho	Takanohana	1987/01/14 (51)	2002.03	Ms45	Sd36e 4-3	Sd21w 4-3	Sd8e 5-2	Ms45w 3-4	Ms55e 4-3	Ms47w
▲ 11	Tamadaiki	Kataonami	1988/11/02 (33)	2007.03	Ms24	Ms32e 4-3	Ms24w 3-4	Ms33e 2-5	Ms48e 2-5	Sd9e 5-2	Ms50e
New	Daikamifusa	Asahiyama	1989/05/30 (28)	2005.03	Ms53	Sd82e 6-1	Sd24e 3-4	Sd41e 4-3	Sd23e 3-4	Sd38w 6-1	Ms53e
▲ 7	Tokizakura	Nakamura	1989/07/10 (26)	2005.03	Ms35	Ms56e 5-2	Ms38e 3-4	Ms47e 3-4	Ms51w 3-4	Sd3e 4-3	Ms54e
▲ 11	Higoarashi	Kise	1989/08/20 (22)	2006.05	Ms53	Sd11w 3-4	Sd26e 4-3	Sd14e 3-4	Sd29w 4-3	Sd17e 5-2	Ms55e
▼ 14	Nankairiki	Kitanoumi	1987/10/16 (42)	2003.03	Ms28	Ms37e 3-4	Ms46e 2-5	Sd7e 4-3	Ms56e 5-2	Ms36e 2-5	Ms58e
▼ 5	Mugendai	Musashigawa	1989/01/21 (32)	2004.05	Ms35	Ms52w 4-3	Ms43w 3-4	Ms53e 5-2	Ms35w 2-5	Ms52e 3-4	Sd4w
▼ 4	Amatsu	Onomatsu	1990/04/03 (16)	2009.01	Ms54	Sd30w 3-4	Sd48e 5-2	Sd24w 3-4	Sd42e 6-1	Ms54w 3-4	Sd9w
▼ 14	Tochinohama	Kasugano	1989/01/29 (31)	2007.03	Ms38	Sd58e 6-1	Sd5w 4-3	Ms56w 4-3	Ms47w 4-3	Ms38e 1-6	Sd12w
▼ 10	Byakko	Nakamura	1989/07/11 (25)	2005.03	Ms49	Sd36w 5-2	Sd13e 5-2	Ms53w 3-4	Ms59e 4-3	Ms49e 2-5	Sd13w
▼ 3	Ryuonami	Tatsunami	1987/09/12 (44)	2010.03	Ms59	Mz 2-0	Jk9w 7-0 Y	Jd20w 7-0 D	Sd25e 5-2	Ms59w 3-4	Sd14e
▼ 15	Asabenkei	Takasago	1989/02/12 (29)	2007.03	Ms40	Sd53w 3-4	Sd66e 5-2	Sd39w 4-3	Sd21w 6-1	Ms40e 1-6	Sd16w
▼ 4	Dewahayate	Dewanoumi	1989/01/31 (30)	2004.03	Ms50	Sd5w 2-5	Sd29e 4-3	Sd16w 5-2	Ms50w 3-4	Sd1e 3-4	Sd17w
▼ 8	Torugawa	Minezaki	1987/08/26 (45)	2006.03	Ms55	Sd32e 3-4	Sd50e 6-1	Ms59w 3-4	Sd6e 4-3	Ms55w 2-5	Sd20w
▲ 3	Rendaiyama	Kitanoumi	1988/01/12 (41)	2006.03	Ms46	Sd10w 3-4	Sd24w 5-2	Ms59e 3-4	Sd5w 1-6	Sd38e 4-3	Sd24w
▼ 6	Karatsuumi	Tamanoi	1988/08/03 (36)	2004.03	Ms31	Sd64w 6-1	Sd9e 5-2	Ms51w 4-3	Ms41w 2-5	Sd2w 2-5	Sd28e
▼ 5	Mankajo	Kasugayama	1990/02/10 (20)	2005.03	Ms37	Sd27e 5-2	Sd2w 4-3	Ms54e 5-2	Ms37e 1-6	Sd7e 2-5	Sd31w
▼ 3	Okinofuji	Hakkaku	1988/01/26 (40)	2006.03	Ms51	Sd42e 4-3	Sd27e 3-4	Sd43w 4-3	Sd26w 4-3	Sd14w 2-5	Sd40e
▼ 2	Kyokutaisei	Oshima	1989/10/18 (21)	2008.01	Ms54	Sd42w 3-4	Sd57w 4-3	Sd43e 6-1	Ms54w 1-6	Sd24e 3-4	Sd41w
▼ 1	Ota	Kitanoumi	1987/08/08 (46)	2003.03	Ms48	Sd8w 5-2	Ms48w 1-6	Sd21w 3-4	Sd39e 3-4	Sd53w 1-6	Sd91e

Araumi and Takakiho are having their last hurrah in this thread as they're turning 24 in January.

[Asashosakari 20,276]

Hatsu 2011 summary:

Much better results than last basho, with 7 kachikoshi among our 10 hopefuls, three of them even scoring 6 wins. Chiyoarashi will be taking back the top spot from his stablemate Chiyootori and should find himself somewhere north of Ms20 on the next banzuke. Sasakiyama ran into the wall hard and might fall far enough that he'll need 5 wins to return to makushita right away. Or he could go one better like his Haru 2010 classmate Saishin did, who followed up his own wall encounter in Kyushu with a strong 6-1 bounceback performance. Chiyomaru also returns to makushita right away.

Heisei Hopefuls for Hatsu 2011 - current yardstick: Masunoyama (1990/11/01, debut 2006.07, shin-juryo 2010.11)
Rikishi	Heya	DOB	Debut	HiRk	2010.03	2010.05	2010.07	2010.09	2010.11	2011.01
Chiyootori	Kokonoe	1992/10/11 (1)	2008.05	Ms32	Sd17e 3-4	Sd32e 5-2	Sd9e 2-5	Sd35w 5-2	Sd8w 6-1	Ms32e 3-4
Ryuden	Takadagawa	1990/11/10 (10)	2006.03	Ms9	Ms15e 2-5	Ms29e 4-3	Ms24w 2-5	Ms39e 3-4	Ms46e 5-2	Ms33e 4-3
Chiyoarashi	Kokonoe	1991/07/12 (4)	2007.03	Ms35	Sd25w 4-3	Sd13w 6-1	Ms37e 3-4	Ms44w 4-3	Ms35w 3-4	Ms42w 6-1
Kotoyuki	Sadogatake	1991/04/02 (8)	2008.03	Ms26	Ms26w 2-5	Ms40w 3-4	Ms51e 3-4	Ms56w 5-2	Ms36w 3-4	Ms45e 5-2
Sasakiyama	Kitanoumi	1991/06/12 (6)	2010.01	Ms46	Jk20w 7-0 Y	Jd20e 7-0 D	Sd25e 4-3	Sd11w 4-3	Ms60w 5-2	Ms46w 1-6
Kawanari	Oguruma	1991/07/07 (5)	2007.03	Ms38	Ms54e 2-5	Sd16w 4-3	Sd3w 4-3	Ms51e 4-3	Ms42e 3-4	Ms51e 3-4
Matsumoto	Shikoroyama	1992/03/10 (2)	2007.03	Ms59	Sd23w 4-3	Sd12w 2-5	Sd40e 4-3	Sd22w 4-3	Sd10w 4-3	Ms59w 4-3
Chiyomaru	Kokonoe	1991/04/17 (7)	2007.05	Ms54	Sd26e 4-3	Sd14w 3-4	Sd30w 4-3	Sd15w 5-2	Ms54e 3-4	Sd7w 4-3
Saishin	Chiganoura	1991/11/12 (3)	2010.01	Ms50	Jk21e 6-1	Jd49w 7-0 Y	Sd49w 4-3	Sd34e 6-1	Ms50e 2-5	Sd15e 6-1
Kotokensei	Sadogatake	1991/01/06 (9)	2006.03	Ms50	Sd41w 3-4	Sd55w 2-5	Sd83w 6-1	Sd26e 3-4	Sd40e 0-0-7	Jd1e 6-1

Another rikishi born in 1992 is making his makushita debut for Haru basho:

Rikishi	Heya	DOB	Debut	HiRk	2010.03	2010.05	2010.07	2010.09	2010.11	2011.01
Akinokawa	Takadagawa	1992/11/30	2008.03	Sd5	Jd6w 4-3	Sd88w 4-3	Sd71e 6-1	Sd16e 3-4	Sd30e 5-2	Sd5w 4-3

His rise has been pretty steady and unspectacular so far, the highlight being a loss in a yusho-deciding 7th bout against Takatoshi half a year ago, so he might have flown under the radar a bit. Still, he'll be taking over the mantle of the youngest rikishi with makushita experience on the next rankings.

Edited January 23, 2011 by Asashosakari

[Asashosakari 20,276]

And the guys on extended assignment...not so good results by the two top-rankers Kyokushuho and Kagamio, but Kumagai finished with a respectable 3-4 after his big jump up the rankings, and Chiyonokuni did even better, finishing 5-2 to take over first place for Haru (most likely at a single-digit rank), and let's not forget he's one of the youngest rikishi who isn't making the cut for the first list. Well-regarded high-school standout Tochiyashiki will stay right on his heels, and the top three will likely be rounded out by Tochihiryu (in his last basho before he turns 24), unless the banzuke makers are very lenient with Kyokushuho (or perhaps very generous on Byakko and his 7-0 yusho). Araumi and Takakiho already have turned 24 this month and won't be returning to this thread, but at least they're going out on a high-ish note with 4-3 records.

(Not Quite) Heisei Hopefuls for Hatsu 2011 - age 23 and under
Rikishi	Heya	DOB	Debut	HiRk	2010.03	2010.05	2010.07	2010.09	2010.11	2011.01
Kyokushuho	Oshima	1988/08/09 (35)	2007.05	Ms4	Ms18e 2-5	Ms32e 6-1	Ms13w 3-4	Ms17w 5-2	Ms8w 4-3	Ms4w 2-5
Kagamio	Kagamiyama	1988/02/09 (39)	2003.07	Ms9	Ms34w 2-5	Ms50w 5-2	Ms33w 4-3	Ms25e 4-3	Ms18e 5-2	Ms9w 1-6
Kumagai	Isenoumi	1990/08/25 (11)	2006.03	Ms14	Ms50e 1-6	Sd21e 4-3	Sd7w 6-1	Ms31w 3-4	Ms37e 6-1 D	Ms14w 3-4
Tochihiryu	Kasugano	1987/04/23 (49)	2006.03	Ms9	Ms23e 4-3	Ms18w 5-2	Ms9w 2-5	Ms18w 2-5	Ms27e 5-2	Ms16e 4-3
Chiyonokuni	Kokonoe	1990/07/10 (13)	2006.05	Ms17	Ms58e 6-1	Ms24e 4-3	Ms20w 2-5	Ms36e 3-4	Ms41e 6-1 D	Ms17w 5-2
Tochiyashiki	Kasugano	1989/07/07 (27)	2008.03	Ms12	Ms60e 5-2	Ms43e 3-4	Ms52w 5-2	Ms32w 6-1	Ms12e 3-4	Ms18e 5-2
Azumaryu	Tamanoi	1987/05/12 (48)	2008.11	Ms18	Ms33e 3-4	Ms39e 5-2	Ms26e 4-3	Ms18e 3-4	Ms23w 4-3	Ms20e 1-6
Takanoiwa	Takanohana	1990/02/26 (19)	2008.11	Ms13	Ms19e 3-4	Ms26e 2-5	Ms45e 6-1	Ms19e 3-4	Ms24w 4-3	Ms21e 3-4
Asahisho	Oshima	1989/07/21 (23)	2005.03	Ms24	Sd23e 3-4	Sd39e 6-1	Ms52e 5-2	Ms32e 3-4	Ms37w 5-2	Ms24w 4-3
Seiro	Shikoroyama	1988/08/18 (34)	2005.07	Ms25	Ms40e 0-5-2	Sd15w 5-2	Ms56e 4-3	Ms46w 5-2	Ms30w 4-3	Ms25e 3-4
Hishofuji	Nakamura	1989/07/14 (24)	2005.03	Ms29	Ms39w 3-4	Ms47w 4-3	Ms40e 2-5	Ms54e 5-2	Ms35e 4-3	Ms29w 5-2
Kei	Onomatsu	1990/03/10 (17)	2008.01	Ms30	Sd30e 3-4	Sd46e 6-1	Ms58e 3-4	Sd5e 5-2	Ms44e 5-2	Ms30w 3-4
Takageppo	Takanohana	1990/04/19 (14)	2009.01	Ms35	Sd20w 5-2	Ms59e 2-5	Sd23w 5-2	Ms58e 3-4	Sd11w 6-1	Ms35e 1-6
Chiyozakura	Kokonoe	1987/09/17 (43)	2010.03	Ms29	Mz 2-0	Jk13e 6-1	Jd51e 7-0 Y	Sd51e 7-0 Y	Ms29w 3-4	Ms35w 5-2
Tokachiumi	Hakkaku	1987/04/09 (50)	2003.03	Ms30	Sd11e 5-2	Ms50e 4-3	Ms42e 1-3-3	Sd3w 6-1	Ms30e 3-4	Ms36w 2-5
Takatoshi	Takanohana	1990/04/19 (14)	2009.01	Ms23	Sd20e 4-3	Sd10e 2-5	Sd35w 7-0 Y	Ms23e 2-5	Ms33e 3-4	Ms39w 2-5
Araumi	Isenoumi	1987/01/06 (52)	2005.03	Ms33	Ms43e 4-3	Ms33e 0-7	Sd8w 6-1	Ms33e 2-3-2	Ms49w 4-3	Ms41w 4-3
Nishiuchi	Kitanoumi	1987/05/13 (47)	2003.03	Ms42	Sd22w 1-6	Sd56w 5-2	Sd31w 3-4	Sd47e 5-2	Sd20w 6-1	Ms42e 0-7
Migikataagari	Otake	1988/06/08 (37)	2004.03	Ms44	Sd28e 4-3	Sd16e 4-3	Sd3e 3-4	Sd10e 4-3	Ms59e 5-2	Ms44w 4-3
Kairyu	Tagonoura	1990/03/01 (18)	2005.03	Ms29	Ms29e 1-6	Ms53w 3-4	Sd5w 3-4	Sd15e 5-2	Ms53w 4-3	Ms45w 3-4
Hokuoryu	Nakamura	1990/08/21 (12)	2006.03	Ms46	Sd63e 4-3	Sd49e 5-2	Sd25w 4-3	Sd12e 3-4	Sd27e 6-1	Ms46e 2-5
Fukugoriki	Arashio	1988/03/02 (38)	2005.11	Ms39	Sd93w 6-1	Sd34w 5-2	Sd15e 5-2	Ms49w 4-3	Ms39w 3-4	Ms47e 4-3
Takakiho	Takanohana	1987/01/14 (51)	2002.03	Ms45	Sd36e 4-3	Sd21w 4-3	Sd8e 5-2	Ms45w 3-4	Ms55e 4-3	Ms47w 4-3
Tamadaiki	Kataonami	1988/11/02 (33)	2007.03	Ms24	Ms32e 4-3	Ms24w 3-4	Ms33e 2-5	Ms48e 2-5	Sd9e 5-2	Ms50e 2-5
Daikamifusa	Asahiyama	1989/05/30 (28)	2005.03	Ms53	Sd82e 6-1	Sd24e 3-4	Sd41e 4-3	Sd23e 3-4	Sd38w 6-1	Ms53e 4-3
Tokizakura	Nakamura	1989/07/10 (26)	2005.03	Ms35	Ms56e 5-2	Ms38e 3-4	Ms47e 3-4	Ms51w 3-4	Sd3e 4-3	Ms54e 2-5
Higoarashi	Kise	1989/08/20 (22)	2006.05	Ms53	Sd11w 3-4	Sd26e 4-3	Sd14e 3-4	Sd29w 4-3	Sd17e 5-2	Ms55e 4-3
Nankairiki	Kitanoumi	1987/10/16 (42)	2003.03	Ms28	Ms37e 3-4	Ms46e 2-5	Sd7e 4-3	Ms56e 5-2	Ms36e 2-5	Ms58e 4-3
Mugendai	Musashigawa	1989/01/21 (32)	2004.05	Ms35	Ms52w 4-3	Ms43w 3-4	Ms53e 5-2	Ms35w 2-5	Ms52e 3-4	Sd4w 2-5
Amatsu	Onomatsu	1990/04/03 (16)	2009.01	Ms54	Sd30w 3-4	Sd48e 5-2	Sd24w 3-4	Sd42e 6-1	Ms54w 3-4	Sd9w 4-3
Tochinohama	Kasugano	1989/01/29 (31)	2007.03	Ms38	Sd58e 6-1	Sd5w 4-3	Ms56w 4-3	Ms47w 4-3	Ms38e 1-6	Sd12w 4-3
Byakko	Nakamura	1989/07/11 (25)	2005.03	Ms49	Sd36w 5-2	Sd13e 5-2	Ms53w 3-4	Ms59e 4-3	Ms49e 2-5	Sd13w 7-0 Y
Ryuonami	Tatsunami	1987/09/12 (44)	2010.03	Ms59	Mz 2-0	Jk9w 7-0 Y	Jd20w 7-0 D	Sd25e 5-2	Ms59w 3-4	Sd14e 5-2
Asabenkei	Takasago	1989/02/12 (29)	2007.03	Ms40	Sd53w 3-4	Sd66e 5-2	Sd39w 4-3	Sd21w 6-1	Ms40e 1-6	Sd16w 5-2
Dewahayate	Dewanoumi	1989/01/31 (30)	2004.03	Ms50	Sd5w 2-5	Sd29e 4-3	Sd16w 5-2	Ms50w 3-4	Sd1e 3-4	Sd17w 4-3
Torugawa	Minezaki	1987/08/26 (45)	2006.03	Ms55	Sd32e 3-4	Sd50e 6-1	Ms59w 3-4	Sd6e 4-3	Ms55w 2-5	Sd20w 4-3
Rendaiyama	Kitanoumi	1988/01/12 (41)	2006.03	Ms46	Sd10w 3-4	Sd24w 5-2	Ms59e 3-4	Sd5w 1-6	Sd38e 4-3	Sd24w 4-3
Karatsuumi	Tamanoi	1988/08/03 (36)	2004.03	Ms31	Sd64w 6-1	Sd9e 5-2	Ms51w 4-3	Ms41w 2-5	Sd2w 2-5	Sd28e 1-6
Mankajo	Kasugayama	1990/02/10 (20)	2005.03	Ms37	Sd27e 5-2	Sd2w 4-3	Ms54e 5-2	Ms37e 1-6	Sd7e 2-5	Sd31w 5-2
Okinofuji	Hakkaku	1988/01/26 (40)	2006.03	Ms51	Sd42e 4-3	Sd27e 3-4	Sd43w 4-3	Sd26w 4-3	Sd14w 2-5	Sd40e 3-4
Kyokutaisei	Oshima	1989/10/18 (21)	2008.01	Ms54	Sd42w 3-4	Sd57w 4-3	Sd43e 6-1	Ms54w 1-6	Sd24e 3-4	Sd41w 4-3
Ota	Kitanoumi	1987/08/08 (46)	2003.03	Ms48	Sd8w 5-2	Ms48w 1-6	Sd21w 3-4	Sd39e 3-4	Sd53w 1-6	Sd91e 4-3

Here too we'll be having a new arrival, and once again it's somebody I really don't know anything about...

Rikishi	Heya	DOB	Debut	HiRk	2010.03	2010.05	2010.07	2010.09	2010.11	2011.01
Kaorufuji	Mihogaseki	1988/02/28	2003.03	Sd25	Sd62e 3-4	Sd73w 5-2	Sd45w 2-5	Sd70e 5-2	Sd41e 4-3	Sd25w 5-2

[Fay 1,677]

Kagamio said that he has an injury in his thigh so I hope he will be fine next basho again and fight his way back to the top.

[Asashosakari 20,276]

Natsu 2011 update:

As with everything in Ozumo it's been a while since the last time we've had something to update here. Of course, the sudden availability of many sekitori spots (and the likely subparness of their early claimants) may well kick this thread into overdrive in the next year. After Chiyootori in January it's now his stablemate Chiyoarashi who takes over the top spot and, depending on just how generous the banzuke makers will (need to) be, duplicating his 6-1 effort from four months ago could even see him reach juryo. Saishin's strong bounceback performance after his unsuccessful makushita debut saw him jump right into the middle of the division, even ahead of last basho's darling Chiyootori.

Heisei Hopefuls for Natsu 2011 - current yardstick: Masunoyama (1990/11/01, debut 2006.07, shin-juryo 2010.11)
+/-	Rikishi	Heya	DOB	Debut	HiRk	2010.05	2010.07	2010.09	2010.11	2011.01	2011.03
▲ 2	Chiyoarashi	Kokonoe	1991/07/12 (5)	2007.03	Ms17	Sd13w 6-1	Ms37e 3-4	Ms44w 4-3	Ms35w 3-4	Ms42w 6-1	Ms17e
● 0	Ryuden	Takadagawa	1990/11/10 (11)	2006.03	Ms9	Ms29e 4-3	Ms24w 2-5	Ms39e 3-4	Ms46e 5-2	Ms33e 4-3	Ms27e
▲ 1	Kotoyuki	Sadogatake	1991/04/02 (9)	2008.03	Ms26	Ms40w 3-4	Ms51e 3-4	Ms56w 5-2	Ms36w 3-4	Ms45e 5-2	Ms30e
▲ 5	Saishin	Chiganoura	1991/11/12 (4)	2010.01	Ms36	Jd49w 7-0 Y	Sd49w 4-3	Sd34e 6-1	Ms50e 2-5	Sd15e 6-1	Ms36w
▼ 4	Chiyootori	Kokonoe	1992/10/11 (2)	2008.05	Ms32	Sd32e 5-2	Sd9e 2-5	Sd35w 5-2	Sd8w 6-1	Ms32e 3-4	Ms39w
▲ 1	Matsumoto	Shikoroyama	1992/03/10 (3)	2007.03	Ms49	Sd12w 2-5	Sd40e 4-3	Sd22w 4-3	Sd10w 4-3	Ms59w 4-3	Ms49w
New	Akinokawa	Takadagawa	1992/11/30 (1)	2008.03	Ms55	Sd88w 4-3	Sd71e 6-1	Sd16e 3-4	Sd30e 5-2	Sd5w 4-3	Ms55w
● 0	Chiyomaru	Kokonoe	1991/04/17 (8)	2007.05	Ms54	Sd14w 3-4	Sd30w 4-3	Sd15w 5-2	Ms54e 3-4	Sd7w 4-3	Ms57e
▼ 3	Kawanari	Oguruma	1991/07/07 (6)	2007.03	Ms38	Sd16w 4-3	Sd3w 4-3	Ms51e 4-3	Ms42e 3-4	Ms51e 3-4	Ms59w
▼ 5	Sasakiyama	Kitanoumi	1991/06/12 (7)	2010.01	Ms46	Jd20e 7-0 D	Sd25e 4-3	Sd11w 4-3	Ms60w 5-2	Ms46w 1-6	Sd13w
▼ 1	Kotokensei	Sadogatake	1991/01/06 (10)	2006.03	Ms50	Sd55w 2-5	Sd83w 6-1	Sd26e 3-4	Sd40e 0-0-7	Jd1e 6-1	Sd39e

The extended list: Due to the longer than usual break we've lost two more rikishi than expected to the age cutoff - joining Takakiho and Araumi in their 25th year of life now are Tochihiryu and Tokachiumi. At Ms11w Tochihiryu would have ranked #3 if he was still in. The actual top 4 are ranked right in that area, too, and they have an excellent chance for a surprise juryo promotion, possibly needing just a 5-2 record. Of course, for last basho's sandanme yusho winner Byakko this may be a bit much to ask.

(Not Quite) Heisei Hopefuls for Natsu 2011 - age 23 and under
+/-	Rikishi	Heya	DOB	Debut	HiRk	2010.05	2010.07	2010.09	2010.11	2011.01	2011.03
▲ 4	Chiyonokuni	Kokonoe	1990/07/10 (14)	2006.05	Ms9	Ms24e 4-3	Ms20w 2-5	Ms36e 3-4	Ms41e 6-1 D	Ms17w 5-2	Ms9e
▲ 4	Tochiyashiki	Kasugano	1989/07/07 (28)	2008.03	Ms9	Ms43e 3-4	Ms52w 5-2	Ms32w 6-1	Ms12e 3-4	Ms18e 5-2	Ms9w
▼ 2	Kyokushuho	Oshima	1988/08/09 (36)	2007.05	Ms4	Ms32e 6-1	Ms13w 3-4	Ms17w 5-2	Ms8w 4-3	Ms4w 2-5	Ms12e
▲ 28	Byakko	Nakamura	1989/07/11 (26)	2005.03	Ms13	Sd13e 5-2	Ms53w 3-4	Ms59e 4-3	Ms49e 2-5	Sd13w 7-0 Y	Ms13e
▲ 4	Asahisho	Oshima	1989/07/21 (24)	2005.03	Ms21	Sd39e 6-1	Ms52e 5-2	Ms32e 3-4	Ms37w 5-2	Ms24w 4-3	Ms21e
▲ 5	Hishofuji	Nakamura	1989/07/14 (25)	2005.03	Ms21	Ms47w 4-3	Ms40e 2-5	Ms54e 5-2	Ms35e 4-3	Ms29w 5-2	Ms21w
▼ 4	Kumagai	Isenoumi	1990/08/25 (12)	2006.03	Ms14	Sd21e 4-3	Sd7w 6-1	Ms31w 3-4	Ms37e 6-1 D	Ms14w 3-4	Ms22w
▲ 6	Chiyozakura	Kokonoe	1987/09/17 (45)	2010.03	Ms24	Jk13e 6-1	Jd51e 7-0 Y	Sd51e 7-0 Y	Ms29w 3-4	Ms35w 5-2	Ms24e
▼ 7	Kagamio	Kagamiyama	1988/02/09 (41)	2003.07	Ms9	Ms50w 5-2	Ms33w 4-3	Ms25e 4-3	Ms18e 5-2	Ms9w 1-6	Ms28w
▼ 2	Takanoiwa	Takanohana	1990/02/26 (20)	2008.11	Ms13	Ms26e 2-5	Ms45e 6-1	Ms19e 3-4	Ms24w 4-3	Ms21e 3-4	Ms30w
▼ 1	Seiro	Shikoroyama	1988/08/18 (35)	2005.07	Ms25	Sd15w 5-2	Ms56e 4-3	Ms46w 5-2	Ms30w 4-3	Ms25e 3-4	Ms33w
● 0	Kei	Onomatsu	1990/03/10 (18)	2008.01	Ms30	Sd46e 6-1	Ms58e 3-4	Sd5e 5-2	Ms44e 5-2	Ms30w 3-4	Ms37w
▲ 6	Migikataagari	Otake	1988/06/08 (38)	2004.03	Ms38	Sd16e 4-3	Sd3e 3-4	Sd10e 4-3	Ms59e 5-2	Ms44w 4-3	Ms38e
▲ 8	Fukugoriki	Arashio	1988/03/02 (39)	2005.11	Ms39	Sd34w 5-2	Sd15e 5-2	Ms49w 4-3	Ms39w 3-4	Ms47e 4-3	Ms41e
▼ 8	Azumaryu	Tamanoi	1987/05/12 (50)	2008.11	Ms18	Ms39e 5-2	Ms26e 4-3	Ms18e 3-4	Ms23w 4-3	Ms20e 1-6	Ms44w
▲ 9	Daikamifusa	Asahiyama	1989/05/30 (29)	2005.03	Ms46	Sd24e 3-4	Sd41e 4-3	Sd23e 3-4	Sd38w 6-1	Ms53e 4-3	Ms46e
▲ 10	Higoarashi	Kise	1989/08/20 (23)	2006.05	Ms47	Sd26e 4-3	Sd14e 3-4	Sd29w 4-3	Sd17e 5-2	Ms55e 4-3	Ms47w
▲ 10	Nankairiki	Kitanoumi	1987/10/16 (44)	2003.03	Ms28	Ms46e 2-5	Sd7e 4-3	Ms56e 5-2	Ms36e 2-5	Ms58e 4-3	Ms49e
▲ 14	Ryuonami	Tatsunami	1987/09/12 (46)	2010.03	Ms50	Jk9w 7-0 Y	Jd20w 7-0 D	Sd25e 5-2	Ms59w 3-4	Sd14e 5-2	Ms50w
● 0	Kairyu	Tagonoura	1990/03/01 (19)	2005.03	Ms29	Ms53w 3-4	Sd5w 3-4	Sd15e 5-2	Ms53w 4-3	Ms45w 3-4	Ms53w
▲ 13	Asabenkei	Takasago	1989/02/12 (30)	2007.03	Ms40	Sd66e 5-2	Sd39w 4-3	Sd21w 6-1	Ms40e 1-6	Sd16w 5-2	Ms54e
▼ 6	Takatoshi	Takanohana	1990/04/19 (15)	2009.01	Ms23	Sd10e 2-5	Sd35w 7-0 Y	Ms23e 2-5	Ms33e 3-4	Ms39w 2-5	Ms55e
▲ 7	Amatsu	Onomatsu	1990/04/03 (17)	2009.01	Ms54	Sd48e 5-2	Sd24w 3-4	Sd42e 6-1	Ms54w 3-4	Sd9w 4-3	Ms58w
New	Kaorufuji	Mihogaseki	1988/02/28 (40)	2003.03	Ms59	Sd73w 5-2	Sd45w 2-5	Sd70e 5-2	Sd41e 4-3	Sd25w 5-2	Ms59e
▲ 6	Tochinohama	Kasugano	1989/01/29 (32)	2007.03	Ms38	Sd5w 4-3	Ms56w 4-3	Ms47w 4-3	Ms38e 1-6	Sd12w 4-3	Ms60e
▼ 13	Takageppo	Takanohana	1990/04/19 (15)	2009.01	Ms35	Ms59e 2-5	Sd23w 5-2	Ms58e 3-4	Sd11w 6-1	Ms35e 1-6	Sd1e
▼ 6	Hokuoryu	Nakamura	1990/08/21 (13)	2006.03	Ms46	Sd49e 5-2	Sd25w 4-3	Sd12e 3-4	Sd27e 6-1	Ms46e 2-5	Sd3w
▲ 7	Dewahayate	Dewanoumi	1989/01/31 (31)	2004.03	Ms50	Sd29e 4-3	Sd16w 5-2	Ms50w 3-4	Sd1e 3-4	Sd17w 4-3	Sd4w
▲ 10	Mankajo	Kasugayama	1990/02/10 (21)	2005.03	Ms37	Sd2w 4-3	Ms54e 5-2	Ms37e 1-6	Sd7e 2-5	Sd31w 5-2	Sd5w
▲ 6	Torugawa	Minezaki	1987/08/26 (47)	2006.03	Ms55	Sd50e 6-1	Ms59w 3-4	Sd6e 4-3	Ms55w 2-5	Sd20w 4-3	Sd7e
▼ 7	Tamadaiki	Kataonami	1988/11/02 (34)	2007.03	Ms24	Ms24w 3-4	Ms33e 2-5	Ms48e 2-5	Sd9e 5-2	Ms50e 2-5	Sd7w
▲ 5	Rendaiyama	Kitanoumi	1988/01/12 (43)	2006.03	Ms46	Sd24w 5-2	Ms59e 3-4	Sd5w 1-6	Sd38e 4-3	Sd24w 4-3	Sd11e
▼ 7	Tokizakura	Nakamura	1989/07/10 (27)	2005.03	Ms35	Ms38e 3-4	Ms47e 3-4	Ms51w 3-4	Sd3e 4-3	Ms54e 2-5	Sd12w
▼ 16	Nishiuchi	Kitanoumi	1987/05/13 (49)	2003.03	Ms42	Sd56w 5-2	Sd31w 3-4	Sd47e 5-2	Sd20w 6-1	Ms42e 0-7	Sd17w
▼ 6	Mugendai	Musashigawa	1989/01/21 (33)	2004.05	Ms35	Ms43w 3-4	Ms53e 5-2	Ms35w 2-5	Ms52e 3-4	Sd4w 2-5	Sd26e
▲ 5	Kyokutaisei	Oshima	1989/10/18 (22)	2008.01	Ms54	Sd57w 4-3	Sd43e 6-1	Ms54w 1-6	Sd24e 3-4	Sd41w 4-3	Sd27w
▲ 3	Okinofuji	Hakkaku	1988/01/26 (42)	2006.03	Ms51	Sd27e 3-4	Sd43w 4-3	Sd26w 4-3	Sd14w 2-5	Sd40e 3-4	Sd57w
● 0	Karatsuumi	Tamanoi	1988/08/03 (37)	2004.03	Ms31	Sd9e 5-2	Ms51w 4-3	Ms41w 2-5	Sd2w 2-5	Sd28e 1-6	Sd67e
▲ 3	Ota	Kitanoumi	1987/08/08 (48)	2003.03	Ms48	Ms48w 1-6	Sd21w 3-4	Sd39e 3-4	Sd53w 1-6	Sd91e 4-3	Sd73w

Edited May 28, 2011 by Asashosakari

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Natsu 2011 summary:

A pretty successful basho for our young prospects with nobody scoring below 3-4 (Saishin's absence excepted), with the only makekoshi records being posted by Matsumoto and Akinokawa at their highest ranks. Chiyoarashi turned out to be ranked just a bit too low to figure into the juryo promotion decision, but his 5-2 record - also at a career high! - will still see him make a huge jump (I have him pencilled in at Ms3w), and with another four sekitori spots to be added back any kachikoshi should send him into the sekitori ranks just three years into his career. In fact, he'll probably have to contend with Kotoyuki (Ms5e in my guess) who topped his previous best performance in a big way, scoring 6 wins near his career-high rank. And even Chiyootori whose 6-1 was no less impressive may have a shot, although he'll probably be a bit too low around Ms10. The updated results table:

Heisei Hopefuls for Natsu 2011 - current yardstick: Masunoyama (1990/11/01, debut 2006.07, shin-juryo 2010.11)
Rikishi	Heya	DOB	Debut	HiRk	2010.05	2010.07	2010.09	2010.11	2011.01	2011.05
Chiyoarashi	Kokonoe	1991/07/12 (5)	2007.03	Ms17	Sd13w 6-1	Ms37e 3-4	Ms44w 4-3	Ms35w 3-4	Ms42w 6-1	Ms17e 5-2
Ryuden	Takadagawa	1990/11/10 (11)	2006.03	Ms9	Ms29e 4-3	Ms24w 2-5	Ms39e 3-4	Ms46e 5-2	Ms33e 4-3	Ms27e 4-3
Kotoyuki	Sadogatake	1991/04/02 (9)	2008.03	Ms26	Ms40w 3-4	Ms51e 3-4	Ms56w 5-2	Ms36w 3-4	Ms45e 5-2	Ms30e 6-1
Saishin	Chiganoura	1991/11/12 (4)	2010.01	Ms36	Jd49w 7-0 Y	Sd49w 4-3	Sd34e 6-1	Ms50e 2-5	Sd15e 6-1	Ms36w 0-0-7
Chiyootori	Kokonoe	1992/10/11 (2)	2008.05	Ms32	Sd32e 5-2	Sd9e 2-5	Sd35w 5-2	Sd8w 6-1	Ms32e 3-4	Ms39w 6-1
Matsumoto	Shikoroyama	1992/03/10 (3)	2007.03	Ms49	Sd12w 2-5	Sd40e 4-3	Sd22w 4-3	Sd10w 4-3	Ms59w 4-3	Ms49w 3-4
Akinokawa	Takadagawa	1992/11/30 (1)	2008.03	Ms55	Sd88w 4-3	Sd71e 6-1	Sd16e 3-4	Sd30e 5-2	Sd5w 4-3	Ms55w 3-4
Chiyomaru	Kokonoe	1991/04/17 (8)	2007.05	Ms54	Sd14w 3-4	Sd30w 4-3	Sd15w 5-2	Ms54e 3-4	Sd7w 4-3	Ms57e 5-2
Kawanari	Oguruma	1991/07/07 (6)	2007.03	Ms38	Sd16w 4-3	Sd3w 4-3	Ms51e 4-3	Ms42e 3-4	Ms51e 3-4	Ms59w 4-3
Sasakiyama	Kitanoumi	1991/06/12 (7)	2010.01	Ms46	Jd20e 7-0 D	Sd25e 4-3	Sd11w 4-3	Ms60w 5-2	Ms46w 1-6	Sd13w 4-3
Kotokensei	Sadogatake	1991/01/06 (10)	2006.03	Ms50	Sd55w 2-5	Sd83w 6-1	Sd26e 3-4	Sd40e 0-0-7	Jd1e 6-1	Sd39e 5-2

One or two rikishi will join the Heisei Hopefuls VIP club for Nagoya, both hailing from the Haru 2007 debut class. Kasugayama-beya's Hakunishiki has been having the classic unheralded career of a middle school starter and still lacks the one big result - he's never scored 6 wins in a basho - but also has never gone MK in back-to-back tournaments, nor scored less than a 2-5 in any appearance. He has now strung together five small KKs in the last year to go from low sandanme to his upcoming makushita debut at only 19 years of age.

He may be joined by Kotofukuju - known until this basho as Kotookuyama - whose 6-1 at Sd58e (in which he unsuccessfully challenged for a playoff spot on Day 13) would normally be a bit too low to reach makushita directly, but with about 24 excess spots to fill in the third division the banzuke makers were probably forced to expand the usual promotion corridors quite a bit. Kotofukuju's advance has been completely unlike Hakunishiki's slow and steady rise; this basho's 6-1 is already the second time he has achieved this impressive result, but he has also posted a 1-6 before and gone back-to-back MK on three different occasions (even back-to-back-to-back recently), dropping 50+ ranks on the banzuke each time.

Rikishi	Heya	DOB	Debut	HiRk	2010.05	2010.07	2010.09	2010.11	2011.01	2011.05
Hakunishiki	Kasugayama	1992/01/13	2007.03	Sd20	Sd79w 3-4	Sd93w 4-3	Sd73w 4-3	Sd55e 4-3	Sd36w 4-3	Sd20w 5-2
Kotofukuju	Sadogatake	1991/12/14	2007.03	Sd2	Sd26w 4-3	Sd15w 4-3	Sd2w 3-4	Sd15w 3-4	Sd30e 2-5	Sd58e 6-1

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And a look at the extended club which has produced the biggest news of the basho - congratulations to 20-year-old Chiyonokuni for reaching juryo! (Showing respect...) The highest-ranked rikishi of this section took the opportunity by the horns and has claimed one of the 13 free Nagoya juryo spots with his 5-2 record. He'll become the second-youngest active sekitori after Masunoyama, and join him and Takayasu as Heisei-born kesho wearers.

Kyokushuho narrowly missed the promotion with his 4-3 record at Ms12e, but reports are that the last spot was decided between him and Arawashi, so he's very likely to be Ms1 on the upcoming banzuke and will only need to duplicate his 4 wins to follow Chiyonokuni into juryo. Also with an excellent shot in Nagoya will be collegiate deshi Chiyozakura who posted the sole makushita 6-1 of the rikishi tracked here, and who should also be in the Ms1-Ms5 promotion zone, possibly as high as Ms2e. Time is running out for him, at least as far as this thread is concerned, as he'll be reaching the age cutoff after Aki basho.

Noteworthy results were also posted by the Ms21 pair of Asahisho and Hishofuji who achieved 4-3's at their career-high ranks, by often-injured Onomatsu youngster Kei who went 5-2 near his highest rank, and by Okinofuji who scored the only other 6-1 of the list in mid-sandanme and may (with the same caveats as Kotofukuju above) return to makushita for the first time in two years.

(Not Quite) Heisei Hopefuls for Natsu 2011 - age 23 and under
Rikishi	Heya	DOB	Debut	HiRk	2010.05	2010.07	2010.09	2010.11	2011.01	2011.05
Chiyonokuni	Kokonoe	1990/07/10 (14)	2006.05	Ms9	Ms24e 4-3	Ms20w 2-5	Ms36e 3-4	Ms41e 6-1 D	Ms17w 5-2	Ms9e 5-2
Tochiyashiki	Kasugano	1989/07/07 (28)	2008.03	Ms9	Ms43e 3-4	Ms52w 5-2	Ms32w 6-1	Ms12e 3-4	Ms18e 5-2	Ms9w 3-4
Kyokushuho	Oshima	1988/08/09 (36)	2007.05	Ms4	Ms32e 6-1	Ms13w 3-4	Ms17w 5-2	Ms8w 4-3	Ms4w 2-5	Ms12e 4-3
Byakko	Nakamura	1989/07/11 (26)	2005.03	Ms13	Sd13e 5-2	Ms53w 3-4	Ms59e 4-3	Ms49e 2-5	Sd13w 7-0 Y	Ms13e 2-5
Asahisho	Oshima	1989/07/21 (24)	2005.03	Ms21	Sd39e 6-1	Ms52e 5-2	Ms32e 3-4	Ms37w 5-2	Ms24w 4-3	Ms21e 4-3
Hishofuji	Nakamura	1989/07/14 (25)	2005.03	Ms21	Ms47w 4-3	Ms40e 2-5	Ms54e 5-2	Ms35e 4-3	Ms29w 5-2	Ms21w 4-3
Kumagai	Isenoumi	1990/08/25 (12)	2006.03	Ms14	Sd21e 4-3	Sd7w 6-1	Ms31w 3-4	Ms37e 6-1 D	Ms14w 3-4	Ms22w 3-4
Chiyozakura	Kokonoe	1987/09/17 (45)	2010.03	Ms24	Jk13e 6-1	Jd51e 7-0 Y	Sd51e 7-0 Y	Ms29w 3-4	Ms35w 5-2	Ms24e 6-1
Kagamio	Kagamiyama	1988/02/09 (41)	2003.07	Ms9	Ms50w 5-2	Ms33w 4-3	Ms25e 4-3	Ms18e 5-2	Ms9w 1-6	Ms28w 3-4
Takanoiwa	Takanohana	1990/02/26 (20)	2008.11	Ms13	Ms26e 2-5	Ms45e 6-1	Ms19e 3-4	Ms24w 4-3	Ms21e 3-4	Ms30w 1-2-4
Seiro	Shikoroyama	1988/08/18 (35)	2005.07	Ms25	Sd15w 5-2	Ms56e 4-3	Ms46w 5-2	Ms30w 4-3	Ms25e 3-4	Ms33w 2-5
Kei	Onomatsu	1990/03/10 (18)	2008.01	Ms30	Sd46e 6-1	Ms58e 3-4	Sd5e 5-2	Ms44e 5-2	Ms30w 3-4	Ms37w 5-2
Migikataagari	Otake	1988/06/08 (38)	2004.03	Ms38	Sd16e 4-3	Sd3e 3-4	Sd10e 4-3	Ms59e 5-2	Ms44w 4-3	Ms38e 3-4
Fukugoriki	Arashio	1988/03/02 (39)	2005.11	Ms39	Sd34w 5-2	Sd15e 5-2	Ms49w 4-3	Ms39w 3-4	Ms47e 4-3	Ms41e 4-3
Azumaryu	Tamanoi	1987/05/12 (50)	2008.11	Ms18	Ms39e 5-2	Ms26e 4-3	Ms18e 3-4	Ms23w 4-3	Ms20e 1-6	Ms44w 5-2
Daikamifusa	Asahiyama	1989/05/30 (29)	2005.03	Ms46	Sd24e 3-4	Sd41e 4-3	Sd23e 3-4	Sd38w 6-1	Ms53e 4-3	Ms46e 0-0-7
Higoarashi	Kise	1989/08/20 (23)	2006.05	Ms47	Sd26e 4-3	Sd14e 3-4	Sd29w 4-3	Sd17e 5-2	Ms55e 4-3	Ms47w 4-3
Nankairiki	Kitanoumi	1987/10/16 (44)	2003.03	Ms28	Ms46e 2-5	Sd7e 4-3	Ms56e 5-2	Ms36e 2-5	Ms58e 4-3	Ms49e 4-3
Ryuonami	Tatsunami	1987/09/12 (46)	2010.03	Ms50	Jk9w 7-0 Y	Jd20w 7-0 D	Sd25e 5-2	Ms59w 3-4	Sd14e 5-2	Ms50w 5-2
Kairyu	Tagonoura	1990/03/01 (19)	2005.03	Ms29	Ms53w 3-4	Sd5w 3-4	Sd15e 5-2	Ms53w 4-3	Ms45w 3-4	Ms53w 4-3
Asabenkei	Takasago	1989/02/12 (30)	2007.03	Ms40	Sd66e 5-2	Sd39w 4-3	Sd21w 6-1	Ms40e 1-6	Sd16w 5-2	Ms54e 0-1-6
Takatoshi	Takanohana	1990/04/19 (15)	2009.01	Ms23	Sd10e 2-5	Sd35w 7-0 Y	Ms23e 2-5	Ms33e 3-4	Ms39w 2-5	Ms55e 3-4
Amatsu	Onomatsu	1990/04/03 (17)	2009.01	Ms54	Sd48e 5-2	Sd24w 3-4	Sd42e 6-1	Ms54w 3-4	Sd9w 4-3	Ms58w 4-3
Kaorufuji	Mihogaseki	1988/02/28 (40)	2003.03	Ms59	Sd73w 5-2	Sd45w 2-5	Sd70e 5-2	Sd41e 4-3	Sd25w 5-2	Ms59e 1-6
Tochinohama	Kasugano	1989/01/29 (32)	2007.03	Ms38	Sd5w 4-3	Ms56w 4-3	Ms47w 4-3	Ms38e 1-6	Sd12w 4-3	Ms60e 4-3
Takageppo	Takanohana	1990/04/19 (15)	2009.01	Ms35	Ms59e 2-5	Sd23w 5-2	Ms58e 3-4	Sd11w 6-1	Ms35e 1-6	Sd1e 4-3
Hokuoryu	Nakamura	1990/08/21 (13)	2006.03	Ms46	Sd49e 5-2	Sd25w 4-3	Sd12e 3-4	Sd27e 6-1	Ms46e 2-5	Sd3w 2-5
Dewahayate	Dewanoumi	1989/01/31 (31)	2004.03	Ms50	Sd29e 4-3	Sd16w 5-2	Ms50w 3-4	Sd1e 3-4	Sd17w 4-3	Sd4w 5-2
Mankajo	Kasugayama	1990/02/10 (21)	2005.03	Ms37	Sd2w 4-3	Ms54e 5-2	Ms37e 1-6	Sd7e 2-5	Sd31w 5-2	Sd5w 5-2
Torugawa	Minezaki	1987/08/26 (47)	2006.03	Ms55	Sd50e 6-1	Ms59w 3-4	Sd6e 4-3	Ms55w 2-5	Sd20w 4-3	Sd7e 4-3
Tamadaiki	Kataonami	1988/11/02 (34)	2007.03	Ms24	Ms24w 3-4	Ms33e 2-5	Ms48e 2-5	Sd9e 5-2	Ms50e 2-5	Sd7w 0-0-7
Rendaiyama	Kitanoumi	1988/01/12 (43)	2006.03	Ms46	Sd24w 5-2	Ms59e 3-4	Sd5w 1-6	Sd38e 4-3	Sd24w 4-3	Sd11e 5-2
Tokizakura	Nakamura	1989/07/10 (27)	2005.03	Ms35	Ms38e 3-4	Ms47e 3-4	Ms51w 3-4	Sd3e 4-3	Ms54e 2-5	Sd12w 3-4
Nishiuchi	Kitanoumi	1987/05/13 (49)	2003.03	Ms42	Sd56w 5-2	Sd31w 3-4	Sd47e 5-2	Sd20w 6-1	Ms42e 0-7	Sd17w 3-4
Mugendai	Musashigawa	1989/01/21 (33)	2004.05	Ms35	Ms43w 3-4	Ms53e 5-2	Ms35w 2-5	Ms52e 3-4	Sd4w 2-5	Sd26e 4-3
Kyokutaisei	Oshima	1989/10/18 (22)	2008.01	Ms54	Sd57w 4-3	Sd43e 6-1	Ms54w 1-6	Sd24e 3-4	Sd41w 4-3	Sd27w 5-2
Okinofuji	Hakkaku	1988/01/26 (42)	2006.03	Ms51	Sd27e 3-4	Sd43w 4-3	Sd26w 4-3	Sd14w 2-5	Sd40e 3-4	Sd57w 6-1
Karatsuumi	Tamanoi	1988/08/03 (37)	2004.03	Ms31	Sd9e 5-2	Ms51w 4-3	Ms41w 2-5	Sd2w 2-5	Sd28e 1-6	Sd67e 4-3
Ota	Kitanoumi	1987/08/08 (48)	2003.03	Ms48	Ms48w 1-6	Sd21w 3-4	Sd39e 3-4	Sd53w 1-6	Sd91e 4-3	Sd73w 3-4

We're forced to say goodbye to university Mongolian Azumaryu who turned 24 during the basho, but at least he's leaving on a high note with 5 wins after his 1-6 Hatsu disaster. Nishiuchi is also taking the birthday exit, but unfortunately followed up his own Hatsu catastrophe (0-7 in his makushita debut) with another 3-4 makekoshi.

Here, too, the upcoming number of debuts is in question. Guaranteed to join us is Mihogaseki prospect Masumiura whose birthdate just barely misses the Masunoyama cutoff between the two lists and who will consequently become the youngest entrant here in the second tier. His career thus far has followed more the Kotofukuju model, even featuring back-to-back missed tournaments that sent him down into jonokuchi a year and a half ago. Since coming back from that apparent injury break he has posted 8 straight KK and a combined 36-19-1 record, battering (and bettering) his old career-high rank of Sd86 five times, with the sixth coming up in makushita for Nagoya. Although he has posted five 4-win records in this KK streak, he didn't have to rely on his final bout to secure the KK at any time.

Possibly joining him on the way into the thread is frequent shikona changer Otakayama (his fifth name since starting in 2004). If so, he's reaching makushita with the peculiar career record of 147-147. Turning 23 right before Nagoya basho he's not the greatest prospect ever, but hey, we'll take 'em as they come. In fact, he's still a year up on qualifier #3 - Kotokino, perhaps still better known (or at least remembered) as Kotoshimoda, is turning 24 next week, and so only joins us in a very ephemeral sense. Still, even if he's not making the thread, earning his makushita debut for July must surely be a nice birthday present to himself.

Rikishi	Heya	DOB	Debut	HiRk	2010.05	2010.07	2010.09	2010.11	2011.01	2011.05
Masumiura	Mihogaseki	1990/10/25	2006.03	Sd8	Jd14w 5-2	Sd79w 4-3	Sd59w 4-3	Sd43e 5-2	Sd21w 4-3	Sd8w 4-3
Komanokuni	Shibatayama	1990/06/29	2006.03	Sd9	Sd63w 4-3	Sd47w 3-4	Sd64e 6-1	Sd9w 1-6	Sd47e 5-2	Sd18w 4-3
Otakayama	Takadagawa	1988/07/04	2004.03	Sd15	Sd42e 3-4	Sd61w 5-2	Sd33w 2-5	Sd58e 2-5	Sd87e 6-1	Sd30w 5-2
Kotokino	Sadogatake	1987/06/04	2003.05	Sd4	Sd17w 4-3	Sd5e 3-4	Sd14e 4-3	Sd4e 3-4	Sd19e 3-4	Sd35e 6-1
Genkaiho	Otake	1988/04/15	2004.03	Sd10	Sd41w 4-3	Sd26e 2-5	Sd50w 4-3	Sd35e 5-2	Sd10w 2-5	Sd36e 5-2

Late edit: Added Komanokuni and Genkaiho to the newcomers.

Edited July 11, 2011 by Asashosakari

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Nagoya 2011 update:

The hopefuls return to regular action with two members in the promotion zone - and with four available juryo spots guaranteed Chiyoarashi and Kotoyuki might not need anything more than a simple 4-3 to give us the first sekitori born in 1991. Ryuden dropped two spots in the standings despite a kachikoshi, but he does return to the top 15 makushita ranks for the first time since Haru 2010; let's hope he continues his resurgence. Also in the promotion zone, but for the first time, is Chiyootori who just continues to race up the banzuke - in his last four basho he has gone 20-8 and moved up more than 80 ranks.

Hakunishiki and Kotofukuju join the list as expected, and last basho's absent Saishin has returned to action, so we're competing at full strength this month.

Heisei Hopefuls for Nagoya 2011 - current yardstick: Masunoyama (1990/11/01, debut 2006.07, shin-juryo 2010.11)
+/-	Rikishi	Heya	DOB	Debut	HiRk	2010.07	2010.09	2010.11	2011.01	2011.05	2011.07
● 0	Chiyoarashi	Kokonoe	1991/07/12 (7)	2007.03	Ms3	Ms37e 3-4	Ms44w 4-3	Ms35w 3-4	Ms42w 6-1	Ms17e 5-2	Ms3e
▲ 1	Kotoyuki	Sadogatake	1991/04/02 (11)	2008.03	Ms5	Ms51e 3-4	Ms56w 5-2	Ms36w 3-4	Ms45e 5-2	Ms30e 6-1	Ms5e
▲ 2	Chiyootori	Kokonoe	1992/10/11 (2)	2008.05	Ms12	Sd9e 2-5	Sd35w 5-2	Sd8w 6-1	Ms32e 3-4	Ms39w 6-1	Ms12e
▼ 2	Ryuden	Takadagawa	1990/11/10 (13)	2006.03	Ms9	Ms24w 2-5	Ms39e 3-4	Ms46e 5-2	Ms33e 4-3	Ms27e 4-3	Ms14w
▲ 3	Chiyomaru	Kokonoe	1991/04/17 (10)	2007.05	Ms28	Sd30w 4-3	Sd15w 5-2	Ms54e 3-4	Sd7w 4-3	Ms57e 5-2	Ms28e
▲ 3	Kawanari	Oguruma	1991/07/07 (8)	2007.03	Ms38	Sd3w 4-3	Ms51e 4-3	Ms42e 3-4	Ms51e 3-4	Ms59w 4-3	Ms38e
New	Hakunishiki	Kasugayama	1992/01/13 (4)	2007.03	Ms47	Sd93w 4-3	Sd73w 4-3	Sd55e 4-3	Sd36w 4-3	Sd20w 5-2	Ms47e
▲ 2	Sasakiyama	Kitanoumi	1991/06/12 (9)	2010.01	Ms46	Sd25e 4-3	Sd11w 4-3	Ms60w 5-2	Ms46w 1-6	Sd13w 4-3	Ms50w
▼ 3	Matsumoto	Shikoroyama	1992/03/10 (3)	2007.03	Ms49	Sd40e 4-3	Sd22w 4-3	Sd10w 4-3	Ms59w 4-3	Ms49w 3-4	Ms52e
New	Kotofukuju	Sadogatake	1991/12/14 (5)	2007.03	Ms55	Sd15w 4-3	Sd2w 3-4	Sd15w 3-4	Sd30e 2-5	Sd58e 6-1	Ms55e
▼ 4	Akinokawa	Takadagawa	1992/11/30 (1)	2008.03	Ms55	Sd71e 6-1	Sd16e 3-4	Sd30e 5-2	Sd5w 4-3	Ms55w 3-4	Ms58e
▼ 1	Kotokensei	Sadogatake	1991/01/06 (12)	2006.03	Ms50	Sd83w 6-1	Sd26e 3-4	Sd40e 0-0-7	Jd1e 6-1	Sd39e 5-2	Sd2e
▼ 9	Saishin	Chiganoura	1991/11/12 (6)	2010.01	Ms36	Sd49w 4-3	Sd34e 6-1	Ms50e 2-5	Sd15e 6-1	Ms36w 0-0-7	Sd11e

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And the extended list - here I underestimated just how agressive the Kyokai would be in promoting rikishi from sandanme, so I missed two upcoming debuts in my Natsu roundup. Joining Masumiura and Otakayama for Nagoya are 21-year-old Komanokuni, the first Shibatayama-beya to reach makushita in eight years, and Otake-beya rikishi Genkaiho who at 23 years of age doesn't have quite that much prospect shine left.

Here, too, we have two rikishi in the running for promotion with perennial prospect Kyokushuho and last year's college entrant Chiyozakura, both sitting at Ms2. The similarly-named, similarly-aged (born 7 days apart) but otherwise completely different (weights: 119 kg and 193 kg) pair of Asahisho and Hishofuji have also set new high ranks in the promotion zone, surrounding Ms11e Tochiyashiki (another 7 days older) who nearly held his rank following a Natsu 3-4. With the juryo upheavals likely to continue for a few more basho, a strong result this month could open up a good promotion opportunity for the next few tournaments.

Skinny Mongolian Torugawa and bottom-ranked Ota will turn 24 after the basho and leave the list, so here's hoping they get to exit on a high note.

(Not Quite) Heisei Hopefuls for Nagoya 2011 - age 23 and under
+/-	Rikishi	Heya	DOB	Debut	HiRk	2010.07	2010.09	2010.11	2011.01	2011.05	2011.07
▲ 2	Kyokushuho	Oshima	1988/08/09 (39)	2007.05	Ms2	Ms13w 3-4	Ms17w 5-2	Ms8w 4-3	Ms4w 2-5	Ms12e 4-3	Ms2e
▲ 6	Chiyozakura	Kokonoe	1987/09/17 (50)	2010.03	Ms2	Jd51e 7-0 Y	Sd51e 7-0 Y	Ms29w 3-4	Ms35w 5-2	Ms24e 6-1	Ms2w
▲ 2	Asahisho	Oshima	1989/07/21 (27)	2005.03	Ms10	Ms52e 5-2	Ms32e 3-4	Ms37w 5-2	Ms24w 4-3	Ms21e 4-3	Ms10w
▼ 2	Tochiyashiki	Kasugano	1989/07/07 (31)	2008.03	Ms9	Ms52w 5-2	Ms32w 6-1	Ms12e 3-4	Ms18e 5-2	Ms9w 3-4	Ms11e
▲ 1	Hishofuji	Nakamura	1989/07/14 (28)	2005.03	Ms11	Ms40e 2-5	Ms54e 5-2	Ms35e 4-3	Ms29w 5-2	Ms21w 4-3	Ms11w
▲ 6	Kei	Onomatsu	1990/03/10 (21)	2008.01	Ms16	Ms58e 3-4	Sd5e 5-2	Ms44e 5-2	Ms30w 3-4	Ms37w 5-2	Ms16e
▼ 3	Byakko	Nakamura	1989/07/11 (29)	2005.03	Ms13	Ms53w 3-4	Ms59e 4-3	Ms49e 2-5	Sd13w 7-0 Y	Ms13e 2-5	Ms17e
▲ 11	Ryuonami	Tatsunami	1987/09/12 (51)	2010.03	Ms21	Jd20w 7-0 D	Sd25e 5-2	Ms59w 3-4	Sd14e 5-2	Ms50w 5-2	Ms21w
▲ 5	Fukugoriki	Arashio	1988/03/02 (44)	2005.11	Ms22	Sd15e 5-2	Ms49w 4-3	Ms39w 3-4	Ms47e 4-3	Ms41e 4-3	Ms22e
▼ 3	Kumagai	Isenoumi	1990/08/25 (15)	2006.03	Ms14	Sd7w 6-1	Ms31w 3-4	Ms37e 6-1 D	Ms14w 3-4	Ms22w 3-4	Ms22w
▼ 2	Kagamio	Kagamiyama	1988/02/09 (46)	2003.07	Ms9	Ms33w 4-3	Ms25e 4-3	Ms18e 5-2	Ms9w 1-6	Ms28w 3-4	Ms28w
▲ 5	Higoarashi	Kise	1989/08/20 (26)	2006.05	Ms29	Sd14e 3-4	Sd29w 4-3	Sd17e 5-2	Ms55e 4-3	Ms47w 4-3	Ms29e
▲ 5	Nankairiki	Kitanoumi	1987/10/16 (49)	2003.03	Ms28	Sd7e 4-3	Ms56e 5-2	Ms36e 2-5	Ms58e 4-3	Ms49e 4-3	Ms31e
▲ 6	Kairyu	Tagonoura	1990/03/01 (22)	2005.03	Ms29	Sd5w 3-4	Sd15e 5-2	Ms53w 4-3	Ms45w 3-4	Ms53w 4-3	Ms33e
▲ 13	Dewahayate	Dewanoumi	1989/01/31 (34)	2004.03	Ms33	Sd16w 5-2	Ms50w 3-4	Sd1e 3-4	Sd17w 4-3	Sd4w 5-2	Ms33w
▲ 13	Mankajo	Kasugayama	1990/02/10 (24)	2005.03	Ms34	Ms54e 5-2	Ms37e 1-6	Sd7e 2-5	Sd31w 5-2	Sd5w 5-2	Ms34w
▲ 15	Rendaiyama	Kitanoumi	1988/01/12 (48)	2006.03	Ms36	Ms59e 3-4	Sd5w 1-6	Sd38e 4-3	Sd24w 4-3	Sd11e 5-2	Ms36w
▲ 5	Amatsu	Onomatsu	1990/04/03 (20)	2009.01	Ms37	Sd24w 3-4	Sd42e 6-1	Ms54w 3-4	Sd9w 4-3	Ms58w 4-3	Ms37e
▼ 8	Seiro	Shikoroyama	1988/08/18 (38)	2005.07	Ms25	Ms56e 4-3	Ms46w 5-2	Ms30w 4-3	Ms25e 3-4	Ms33w 2-5	Ms37w
▲ 5	Tochinohama	Kasugano	1989/01/29 (35)	2007.03	Ms38	Ms56w 4-3	Ms47w 4-3	Ms38e 1-6	Sd12w 4-3	Ms60e 4-3	Ms39e
▼ 8	Migikataagari	Otake	1988/06/08 (42)	2004.03	Ms38	Sd3e 3-4	Sd10e 4-3	Ms59e 5-2	Ms44w 4-3	Ms38e 3-4	Ms39w
▲ 4	Takageppo	Takanohana	1990/04/19 (18)	2009.01	Ms35	Sd23w 5-2	Ms58e 3-4	Sd11w 6-1	Ms35e 1-6	Sd1e 4-3	Ms40e
▼ 13	Takanoiwa	Takanohana	1990/02/26 (23)	2008.11	Ms13	Ms45e 6-1	Ms19e 3-4	Ms24w 4-3	Ms21e 3-4	Ms30w 1-2-4	Ms44w
▲ 6	Torugawa	Minezaki	1987/08/26 (52)	2006.03	Ms45	Ms59w 3-4	Sd6e 4-3	Ms55w 2-5	Sd20w 4-3	Sd7e 4-3	Ms45w
New	Masumiura	Mihogaseki	1990/10/25 (14)	2006.03	Ms46	Sd79w 4-3	Sd59w 4-3	Sd43e 5-2	Sd21w 4-3	Sd8w 4-3	Ms46w
▲ 11	Okinofuji	Hakkaku	1988/01/26 (47)	2006.03	Ms51	Sd43w 4-3	Sd26w 4-3	Sd14w 2-5	Sd40e 3-4	Sd57w 6-1	Ms54w
▲ 9	Kyokutaisei	Oshima	1989/10/18 (25)	2008.01	Ms54	Sd43e 6-1	Ms54w 1-6	Sd24e 3-4	Sd41w 4-3	Sd27w 5-2	Ms55w
New	Komanokuni	Shibatayama	1990/06/29 (17)	2006.03	Ms56	Sd47w 3-4	Sd64e 6-1	Sd9w 1-6	Sd47e 5-2	Sd18w 4-3	Ms56e
New	Otakayama	Takadagawa	1988/07/04 (41)	2004.03	Ms56	Sd61w 5-2	Sd33w 2-5	Sd58e 2-5	Sd87e 6-1	Sd30w 5-2	Ms56w
▼ 8	Takatoshi	Takanohana	1990/04/19 (18)	2009.01	Ms23	Sd35w 7-0 Y	Ms23e 2-5	Ms33e 3-4	Ms39w 2-5	Ms55e 3-4	Ms57w
New	Genkaiho	Otake	1988/04/15 (43)	2004.03	Ms58	Sd26e 2-5	Sd50w 4-3	Sd35e 5-2	Sd10w 2-5	Sd36e 5-2	Ms58w
▲ 3	Mugendai	Musashigawa	1989/01/21 (36)	2004.05	Ms35	Ms53e 5-2	Ms35w 2-5	Ms52e 3-4	Sd4w 2-5	Sd26e 4-3	Sd3e
▼ 6	Hokuoryu	Nakamura	1990/08/21 (16)	2006.03	Ms46	Sd25w 4-3	Sd12e 3-4	Sd27e 6-1	Ms46e 2-5	Sd3w 2-5	Sd11w
▼ 1	Tokizakura	Nakamura	1989/07/10 (30)	2005.03	Ms35	Ms47e 3-4	Ms51w 3-4	Sd3e 4-3	Ms54e 2-5	Sd12w 3-4	Sd12w
▼ 11	Kaorufuji	Mihogaseki	1988/02/28 (45)	2003.03	Ms59	Sd45w 2-5	Sd70e 5-2	Sd41e 4-3	Sd25w 5-2	Ms59e 1-6	Sd15e
▼ 20	Daikamifusa	Asahiyama	1989/05/30 (32)	2005.03	Ms46	Sd41e 4-3	Sd23e 3-4	Sd38w 6-1	Ms53e 4-3	Ms46e 0-0-7	Sd21e
▼ 16	Asabenkei	Takasago	1989/02/12 (33)	2007.03	Ms40	Sd39w 4-3	Sd21w 6-1	Ms40e 1-6	Sd16w 5-2	Ms54e 0-1-6	Sd29e
● 0	Karatsuumi	Tamanoi	1988/08/03 (40)	2004.03	Ms31	Ms51w 4-3	Ms41w 2-5	Sd2w 2-5	Sd28e 1-6	Sd67e 4-3	Sd39w
▼ 8	Tamadaiki	Kataonami	1988/11/02 (37)	2007.03	Ms24	Ms33e 2-5	Ms48e 2-5	Sd9e 5-2	Ms50e 2-5	Sd7w 0-0-7	Sd62e
▼ 1	Ota	Kitanoumi	1987/08/08 (53)	2003.03	Ms48	Sd21w 3-4	Sd39e 3-4	Sd53w 1-6	Sd91e 4-3	Sd73w 3-4	Sd82w

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Nagoya 2011 summary:

Nobody except injury returnee Saishin exceeded five wins this time, but also nobody except struggling Kotokensei fell below the 3-win mark - and most importantly, our top two members Chiyoarashi and Kotoyuki are set to graduate! (I am not worthy...) (A yokozuna...) We're still about 24 hours from the official announcement, but with all the juryo spots on offer due to the divisional re-expansion it's a certainty that they'll be promoted. Chiyoarashi being the younger of the two, he becomes the new yardstick for this thread, leaving only 6 incumbents in the major prospect list.

Heisei Hopefuls for Nagoya 2011 - current yardstick: Masunoyama (1990/11/01, debut 2006.07, shin-juryo 2010.11)
Rikishi	Heya	DOB	Debut	HiRk	2010.07	2010.09	2010.11	2011.01	2011.05	2011.07
Chiyoarashi	Kokonoe	1991/07/12 (7)	2007.03	Ms3	Ms37e 3-4	Ms44w 4-3	Ms35w 3-4	Ms42w 6-1	Ms17e 5-2	Ms3e 5-2
Kotoyuki	Sadogatake	1991/04/02 (11)	2008.03	Ms5	Ms51e 3-4	Ms56w 5-2	Ms36w 3-4	Ms45e 5-2	Ms30e 6-1	Ms5e 4-3
Chiyootori	Kokonoe	1992/10/11 (2)	2008.05	Ms12	Sd9e 2-5	Sd35w 5-2	Sd8w 6-1	Ms32e 3-4	Ms39w 6-1	Ms12e 3-4
Ryuden	Takadagawa	1990/11/10 (13)	2006.03	Ms9	Ms24w 2-5	Ms39e 3-4	Ms46e 5-2	Ms33e 4-3	Ms27e 4-3	Ms14w 3-4
Chiyomaru	Kokonoe	1991/04/17 (10)	2007.05	Ms28	Sd30w 4-3	Sd15w 5-2	Ms54e 3-4	Sd7w 4-3	Ms57e 5-2	Ms28e 4-3
Kawanari	Oguruma	1991/07/07 (8)	2007.03	Ms38	Sd3w 4-3	Ms51e 4-3	Ms42e 3-4	Ms51e 3-4	Ms59w 4-3	Ms38e 5-2
Hakunishiki	Kasugayama	1992/01/13 (4)	2007.03	Ms47	Sd93w 4-3	Sd73w 4-3	Sd55e 4-3	Sd36w 4-3	Sd20w 5-2	Ms47e 4-3
Sasakiyama	Kitanoumi	1991/06/12 (9)	2010.01	Ms46	Sd25e 4-3	Sd11w 4-3	Ms60w 5-2	Ms46w 1-6	Sd13w 4-3	Ms50w 4-3
Matsumoto	Shikoroyama	1992/03/10 (3)	2007.03	Ms49	Sd40e 4-3	Sd22w 4-3	Sd10w 4-3	Ms59w 4-3	Ms49w 3-4	Ms52e 5-2
Kotofukuju	Sadogatake	1991/12/14 (5)	2007.03	Ms55	Sd15w 4-3	Sd2w 3-4	Sd15w 3-4	Sd30e 2-5	Sd58e 6-1	Ms55e 4-3
Akinokawa	Takadagawa	1992/11/30 (1)	2008.03	Ms55	Sd71e 6-1	Sd16e 3-4	Sd30e 5-2	Sd5w 4-3	Ms55w 3-4	Ms58e 3-4
Kotokensei	Sadogatake	1991/01/06 (12)	2006.03	Ms50	Sd83w 6-1	Sd26e 3-4	Sd40e 0-0-7	Jd1e 6-1	Sd39e 5-2	Sd2e 1-6
Saishin	Chiganoura	1991/11/12 (6)	2010.01	Ms36	Sd49w 4-3	Sd34e 6-1	Ms50e 2-5	Sd15e 6-1	Ms36w 0-0-7	Sd11e 6-1

No less than five youngsters would be set to join the club if it wasn't for the upcoming restructuring:

Rikishi	Heya	DOB	Debut	HiRk	2010.07	2010.09	2010.11	2011.01	2011.05	2011.07
Kotokobai	Sadogatake	1991/03/31	2006.03	Sd2	Sd76w 6-1	Sd19e 4-3	Sd6w 3-4	Sd23e 3-4	Sd40e 5-2	Sd2w 4-3
Kotoeko	Sadogatake	1991/11/20	2007.03	Sd5	Sd57e 5-2	Sd27e 3-4	Sd40w 3-4	Sd61e 4-3	Sd45w 5-2	Sd5w 4-3
Tatsu	Takadagawa	1994/06/01	2010.03	Sd11	Jd50e 6-1	Sd84e 6-1	Sd25e 4-3	Sd11w 2-5	Sd37e 4-3	Sd12e 5-2
Chiyoshoma	Kokonoe	1991/07/20	2009.05	Sd13	Sd100e 4-3	Sd80e 2-5	Jd6e 5-2	Sd72w 4-3	Sd55e 5-2	Sd13e 5-2
Chiyoo	Kokonoe	1991/05/29	2010.03	Sd14	Jd82e 5-2	Jd40w 5-2	Jd3e 5-2	Sd66w 3-4	Sd82e 6-1	Sd14e 6-1

Yes, Tatsu and Chiyoo have taken just 8 basho to reach makushita. It's even more impressive for a middle school starter like Tatsu of course - he'll be the youngest rikishi with makushita experience by more than a year and a half on the Aki banzuke - but even for a high schooler like Motoi such rapid progress is nothing to sneeze at. Looks like the introductory accolades for both were justified.

Kotoeko took only eight basho as well, albeit to sandanme. Following that it has now taken him three full years to go one division higher, but that might have to be expected for a guy as undersized as him (barely over 100 kg at 175 cm). Kokonoe-beya's Mongolian Chiyoshoma weighs even less while being taller, so being in makushita after two years is quite a feat. People looking for the next Takanoyama, perhaps here's your guy. His competitive profile seems to be what Randomitsuki would term an all-arounder - throws are prominently represented as should be expected from someone of his size, but yori moves, slapdowns and a gaggle of more exotic techniques all feature on his kimarite list to this point.

Lastly, Kotokobai may have been at it for over 5 years already, but with a birthday of March 31 he was the youngest shindeshi of his class, debuting in maezumo before turning 15. As such taking two and a half years to sandanme and the same time again to reach makushita isn't a big problem as he's still just 20 years old. His weight has come along nicely, going from an initial (and probably not fully athletic) 111 kg to about 15 kg more, which ought to be enough to hold his own in low makushita soon.

Given the yardstick shift from Masunoyama to Chiyoarashi only Kotoeko, Tatsu and Chiyoshoma will be making it into the first tier, while Kotokobai and Chiyoo will go into a reconfigured second tier, but more on that after the next post.

BTW, are all these majorly talented Kokonoe deshi with debut dates of 2006 and later Chiyotaikai recruitings?

Edited July 25, 2011 by Asashosakari

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And speaking of talented Kokonoe rikishi, here's the extended club where yet another of them has earned his juryo promotion this basho. :-D Collegiate entrant Chiyozakura will be joined on the way up by forum hype recipient Kyokushuho - how coincidental that aderechelsea has returned just now ;-) - and most likely also by heavyweight Hishofuji from underrated Nakamura-beya. (Is Hoshifransu still around? He'll like this kid - over 190 cm tall, over 190 kg in weight.) I've been tracking his career since back in the day when Kinta was cracking wise at his surname, so seeing him make it is personally satisfying, too. :-)

All in all, the list is fairly devoid of extreme results, besides Hishofuji's 6-1 only two more rikishi scored outside the 2-5 to 5-2 corridor: list debutant Masumiura found the makushita air a little overwhelming and punched an 0-7 ticket to end a string of 7 straight KK, while formely impressive Tamadaiki (makushita debut for his 20th birthday, but not much progress in the three years since) returned from missing the May basho with a 6-1.

Due to the success cleanout likely none of the remaining guys from this list will be ranked in the makushita single digits, so there's no immediate contender for promotion next time.

(Not Quite) Heisei Hopefuls for Nagoya 2011 - age 23 and under
Rikishi	Heya	DOB	Debut	HiRk	2010.07	2010.09	2010.11	2011.01	2011.05	2011.07
Kyokushuho	Oshima	1988/08/09 (39)	2007.05	Ms2	Ms13w 3-4	Ms17w 5-2	Ms8w 4-3	Ms4w 2-5	Ms12e 4-3	Ms2e 5-2
Chiyozakura	Kokonoe	1987/09/17 (50)	2010.03	Ms2	Jd51e 7-0 Y	Sd51e 7-0 Y	Ms29w 3-4	Ms35w 5-2	Ms24e 6-1	Ms2w 5-2
Asahisho	Oshima	1989/07/21 (27)	2005.03	Ms10	Ms52e 5-2	Ms32e 3-4	Ms37w 5-2	Ms24w 4-3	Ms21e 4-3	Ms10w 3-4
Tochiyashiki	Kasugano	1989/07/07 (31)	2008.03	Ms9	Ms52w 5-2	Ms32w 6-1	Ms12e 3-4	Ms18e 5-2	Ms9w 3-4	Ms11e 3-4
Hishofuji	Nakamura	1989/07/14 (28)	2005.03	Ms11	Ms40e 2-5	Ms54e 5-2	Ms35e 4-3	Ms29w 5-2	Ms21w 4-3	Ms11w 6-1
Kei	Onomatsu	1990/03/10 (21)	2008.01	Ms16	Ms58e 3-4	Sd5e 5-2	Ms44e 5-2	Ms30w 3-4	Ms37w 5-2	Ms16e 2-5
Byakko	Nakamura	1989/07/11 (29)	2005.03	Ms13	Ms53w 3-4	Ms59e 4-3	Ms49e 2-5	Sd13w 7-0 Y	Ms13e 2-5	Ms17e 3-4
Ryuonami	Tatsunami	1987/09/12 (51)	2010.03	Ms21	Jd20w 7-0 D	Sd25e 5-2	Ms59w 3-4	Sd14e 5-2	Ms50w 5-2	Ms21w 4-3
Fukugoriki	Arashio	1988/03/02 (44)	2005.11	Ms22	Sd15e 5-2	Ms49w 4-3	Ms39w 3-4	Ms47e 4-3	Ms41e 4-3	Ms22e 3-4
Kumagai	Isenoumi	1990/08/25 (15)	2006.03	Ms14	Sd7w 6-1	Ms31w 3-4	Ms37e 6-1 D	Ms14w 3-4	Ms22w 3-4	Ms22w 2-5
Kagamio	Kagamiyama	1988/02/09 (46)	2003.07	Ms9	Ms33w 4-3	Ms25e 4-3	Ms18e 5-2	Ms9w 1-6	Ms28w 3-4	Ms28w 2-5
Higoarashi	Kise	1989/08/20 (26)	2006.05	Ms29	Sd14e 3-4	Sd29w 4-3	Sd17e 5-2	Ms55e 4-3	Ms47w 4-3	Ms29e 5-2
Nankairiki	Kitanoumi	1987/10/16 (49)	2003.03	Ms28	Sd7e 4-3	Ms56e 5-2	Ms36e 2-5	Ms58e 4-3	Ms49e 4-3	Ms31e 4-3
Kairyu	Tagonoura	1990/03/01 (22)	2005.03	Ms29	Sd5w 3-4	Sd15e 5-2	Ms53w 4-3	Ms45w 3-4	Ms53w 4-3	Ms33e 3-4
Dewahayate	Dewanoumi	1989/01/31 (34)	2004.03	Ms33	Sd16w 5-2	Ms50w 3-4	Sd1e 3-4	Sd17w 4-3	Sd4w 5-2	Ms33w 5-2
Mankajo	Kasugayama	1990/02/10 (24)	2005.03	Ms34	Ms54e 5-2	Ms37e 1-6	Sd7e 2-5	Sd31w 5-2	Sd5w 5-2	Ms34w 3-4
Rendaiyama	Kitanoumi	1988/01/12 (48)	2006.03	Ms36	Ms59e 3-4	Sd5w 1-6	Sd38e 4-3	Sd24w 4-3	Sd11e 5-2	Ms36w 3-4
Amatsu	Onomatsu	1990/04/03 (20)	2009.01	Ms37	Sd24w 3-4	Sd42e 6-1	Ms54w 3-4	Sd9w 4-3	Ms58w 4-3	Ms37e 2-5
Seiro	Shikoroyama	1988/08/18 (38)	2005.07	Ms25	Ms56e 4-3	Ms46w 5-2	Ms30w 4-3	Ms25e 3-4	Ms33w 2-5	Ms37w 5-2
Tochinohama	Kasugano	1989/01/29 (35)	2007.03	Ms38	Ms56w 4-3	Ms47w 4-3	Ms38e 1-6	Sd12w 4-3	Ms60e 4-3	Ms39e 4-3
Migikataagari	Otake	1988/06/08 (42)	2004.03	Ms38	Sd3e 3-4	Sd10e 4-3	Ms59e 5-2	Ms44w 4-3	Ms38e 3-4	Ms39w 4-3
Takageppo	Takanohana	1990/04/19 (18)	2009.01	Ms35	Sd23w 5-2	Ms58e 3-4	Sd11w 6-1	Ms35e 1-6	Sd1e 4-3	Ms40e 5-2
Takanoiwa	Takanohana	1990/02/26 (23)	2008.11	Ms13	Ms45e 6-1	Ms19e 3-4	Ms24w 4-3	Ms21e 3-4	Ms30w 1-2-4	Ms44w 0-0-7
Torugawa	Minezaki	1987/08/26 (52)	2006.03	Ms45	Ms59w 3-4	Sd6e 4-3	Ms55w 2-5	Sd20w 4-3	Sd7e 4-3	Ms45w 3-4
Masumiura	Mihogaseki	1990/10/25 (14)	2006.03	Ms46	Sd79w 4-3	Sd59w 4-3	Sd43e 5-2	Sd21w 4-3	Sd8w 4-3	Ms46w 0-7
Okinofuji	Hakkaku	1988/01/26 (47)	2006.03	Ms51	Sd43w 4-3	Sd26w 4-3	Sd14w 2-5	Sd40e 3-4	Sd57w 6-1	Ms54w 3-4
Kyokutaisei	Oshima	1989/10/18 (25)	2008.01	Ms54	Sd43e 6-1	Ms54w 1-6	Sd24e 3-4	Sd41w 4-3	Sd27w 5-2	Ms55w 2-5
Komanokuni	Shibatayama	1990/06/29 (17)	2006.03	Ms56	Sd47w 3-4	Sd64e 6-1	Sd9w 1-6	Sd47e 5-2	Sd18w 4-3	Ms56e 3-4
Otakayama	Takadagawa	1988/07/04 (41)	2004.03	Ms56	Sd61w 5-2	Sd33w 2-5	Sd58e 2-5	Sd87e 6-1	Sd30w 5-2	Ms56w 2-5
Takatoshi	Takanohana	1990/04/19 (18)	2009.01	Ms23	Sd35w 7-0 Y	Ms23e 2-5	Ms33e 3-4	Ms39w 2-5	Ms55e 3-4	Ms57w 5-2
Genkaiho	Otake	1988/04/15 (43)	2004.03	Ms58	Sd26e 2-5	Sd50w 4-3	Sd35e 5-2	Sd10w 2-5	Sd36e 5-2	Ms58w 3-4
Mugendai	Musashigawa	1989/01/21 (36)	2004.05	Ms35	Ms53e 5-2	Ms35w 2-5	Ms52e 3-4	Sd4w 2-5	Sd26e 4-3	Sd3e 5-2
Hokuoryu	Nakamura	1990/08/21 (16)	2006.03	Ms46	Sd25w 4-3	Sd12e 3-4	Sd27e 6-1	Ms46e 2-5	Sd3w 2-5	Sd11w 4-3
Tokizakura	Nakamura	1989/07/10 (30)	2005.03	Ms35	Ms47e 3-4	Ms51w 3-4	Sd3e 4-3	Ms54e 2-5	Sd12w 3-4	Sd12w 4-3
Kaorufuji	Mihogaseki	1988/02/28 (45)	2003.03	Ms59	Sd45w 2-5	Sd70e 5-2	Sd41e 4-3	Sd25w 5-2	Ms59e 1-6	Sd15e 3-4
Daikamifusa	Asahiyama	1989/05/30 (32)	2005.03	Ms46	Sd41e 4-3	Sd23e 3-4	Sd38w 6-1	Ms53e 4-3	Ms46e 0-0-7	Sd21e 2-5
Asabenkei	Takasago	1989/02/12 (33)	2007.03	Ms40	Sd39w 4-3	Sd21w 6-1	Ms40e 1-6	Sd16w 5-2	Ms54e 0-1-6	Sd29e 5-2
Karatsuumi	Tamanoi	1988/08/03 (40)	2004.03	Ms31	Ms51w 4-3	Ms41w 2-5	Sd2w 2-5	Sd28e 1-6	Sd67e 4-3	Sd39w 5-2
Tamadaiki	Kataonami	1988/11/02 (37)	2007.03	Ms24	Ms33e 2-5	Ms48e 2-5	Sd9e 5-2	Ms50e 2-5	Sd7w 0-0-7	Sd62e 6-1
Ota	Kitanoumi	1987/08/08 (53)	2003.03	Ms48	Sd21w 3-4	Sd39e 3-4	Sd53w 1-6	Sd91e 4-3	Sd73w 3-4	Sd82w 5-2

Just one 23-and-under rikishi is set to have his makushita debut in Aki:

Rikishi	Heya	DOB	Debut	HiRk	2010.07	2010.09	2010.11	2011.01	2011.05	2011.07
Daiseiho	Shibatayama	1988/11/27	2008.01	Sd7	Sd50e 4-3	Sd36e 5-2	Sd11e 1-6	Sd48w 4-3	Sd34e 4-3	Sd7w 4-3

I was going to say I have absolutely no idea who this guy is, but searching around through our vast forum archives I see he was the original "I sought out my future heya through the internet" kid with the sports background in American football and almost national-university-enrollee. Paging Gusoyama, you're his adopter from back then. ;-) I think I'll start rooting for him, although getting to makushita at age 22 will make it an uphill battle to reach the kesho'ed ranks.

In any case, with the two lists getting more and more lopsided in size due to the many very young sekitori debutants of the last year, I've decided to reconfigure things a bit. Tier 1 will continue to be the kids who are in line to become the reigning youngest sekitori, Tier 2 will be deshi age 21 and under, and Tier 3 the rest at age 23 and under. I think that's also going to make it a little more apparent which guys among those on the currently huge second list are still big-time prospects (which they surely are before they turn 22), and which rikishi have already lost a little bit of their shine.

Thanks for reading if you are, back with the updated Heisei Hopefuls before Aki basho. (Bye, bye...)

[Randomitsuki 2,904]

Kokonoe-beya's Mongolian Chiyoshoma weighs even less while being taller, so being in makushita after two years is quite a feat. People looking for the next Takanoyama, perhaps here's your guy. His competitive profile seems to be what Randomitsuki would term an all-arounder - throws are prominently represented as should be expected from someone of his size, but yori moves, slapdowns and a gaggle of more exotic techniques all feature on his kimarite list to this point.

The comparison between Chiyoshoma and Takanoyama is quite apt, but I would rather term them both nage specialists. Actually, there are only a handful of rikishi on the banzuke with more than 10 wins in their career and a higher percentage of throwing kimarite. Here are the top 7:

Yamanaka 86%

Kamei 81%

Kyokutaisei 72%

Hakunishiki 68%

Daitoken 67%

Takanoyama 66%

Chiyoshoma 57%

Thanks for the updates!

Edited July 25, 2011 by Randomitsuki

[Doitsuyama 1,259]

... and Tier 3 the rest at age 23 and under.

I was going to say good bye to Karatsuumi (who I always watched) who is approaching his 23rd birthday. But then again I see there are quite a few guys in this list who are even older who should be past their due date. What's the criteria to be in that list again?

[Fay 1,677]

I'm extremely happy about the promotion from Chiyoarashi. I follow his career from the very beginning. Every time I was at Kokonoe I saw him working very hard and he impressed me. He is a very short guy, I hope he can stay in Juryo or get even higher.

And here he is in his beginnings ...

[Asashosakari 20,276]

... and Tier 3 the rest at age 23 and under.

I was going to say good bye to Karatsuumi (who I always watched) who is approaching his 23rd birthday. But then again I see there are quite a few guys in this list who are even older who should be past their due date. What's the criteria to be in that list again?

Age 23 and under -> up to 23y 364d. (Band playing...) I'm sending them on their merry way upon turning 24.

[Asashosakari 20,276]

Heisei Hopefuls for Aki 2011:

I'm pretty happy with the revised 3-tiered setup, and I hope you will, too. At the very least it'll be easier to focus on individual performances when each table holds at most around 25 names, instead of nearly 50.

Starting off with the top tier of those who are younger than our newest sekitori yardstick, Chiyoarashi: With nobody in direct contention for a juryo debut, Aki will be somewhat of a consolidation and regrouping basho in all three tiers, so the most exciting reason to watch the top table is surely the arrival of the Great Japanese Hope, Takadagawa-beya's Tatsu. Now aged 17 years and 3 months he's the youngest makushita debutant since Hagiwara (now Kisenosato), who of course serves as a bit of a cautionary tale about having extremely high expectations of teenage rikishi. In fact, the next-youngest debutant in between does, too: Tatsu's stablemate Ryuden was only a few weeks older on his own debut three years ago, and due to a combination of injuries and lack of physical development (read: weight gain) hasn't come nearly as far as was expected at the time.

FWIW, I've watched most of Tatsu's matches in the last two basho (hurray for the lower-division stream), and even at nearly 150 kg he has looked downright skinny compared to many older opponents. In other words, he seems to carry his weight really well on his 193 cm frame and ought to have lots and lots of room to grow his body. I think (well, I hope) that bodes well for a steady progression through the makushita division - perhaps we'll see him in sekitoriland by early 2013?

Tatsu is joined in newcomerdom by representatives of the two big sources for young talent right now, Sadogatake's Kotoeko (until recently named Kotokashiwadani) and Kokonoe's Mongolian Chiyoshoma. Both hovering around the 100 kg mark they're nevertheless quite different rikishi types, with Chiyoshoma seemingly following the nage-centric Takanoyama mold (see discussion above), while Kotoeko's competitive profile reminds me more of Kotonishiki - he's about the same height (around 175 cm), and his kimarite distribution features large numbers of both yorikiri and oshidashi, indicating a high-speed approach to his sumo.

The tier is headed by another rikishi from the Kokonoe talent factory in Chiyootori. Coming off a respectable 3-4 record after a big 6-1 jump, this basho should provide a better indication of whether he's already competitive at makushita-joi heights. #2 Saishin will also be interesting to watch in his second go-around in mid-makushita after the first one was stopped short by injury. He's 18-3 in his last three sandanme appearances, so it ought to be time for his first makushita kachikoshi.

Heisei Hopefuls for Aki 2011 - Tier 1: Top Talents - current yardstick: Chiyoarashi (1991/07/12, debut 2007.03, shin-juryo 2011.09)
+/-	Rikishi	Heya	DOB	Debut	HiRk	2010.09	2010.11	2011.01	2011.05	2011.07	2011.09
● 0	Chiyootori	Kokonoe	1992/10/11 (3)	2008.05	Ms12	Sd35w 5-2	Sd8w 6-1	Ms32e 3-4	Ms39w 6-1	Ms12e 3-4	Ms15e
▲ 5	Saishin	Chiganoura	1991/11/12 (8)	2010.01	Ms33	Sd34e 6-1	Ms50e 2-5	Sd15e 6-1	Ms36w 0-0-7	Sd11e 6-1	Ms33e
● 0	Matsumoto	Shikoroyama	1992/03/10 (4)	2007.03	Ms36	Sd22w 4-3	Sd10w 4-3	Ms59w 4-3	Ms49w 3-4	Ms52e 5-2	Ms36e
▼ 2	Hakunishiki	Kasugayama	1992/01/13 (5)	2007.03	Ms38	Sd73w 4-3	Sd55e 4-3	Sd36w 4-3	Sd20w 5-2	Ms47e 4-3	Ms38w
▼ 1	Kotofukuju	Sadogatake	1991/12/14 (6)	2007.03	Ms46	Sd2w 3-4	Sd15w 3-4	Sd30e 2-5	Sd58e 6-1	Ms55e 4-3	Ms46e
New	Tatsu	Takadagawa	1994/06/01 (1)	2010.03	Ms53	Sd84e 6-1	Sd25e 4-3	Sd11w 2-5	Sd37e 4-3	Sd12e 5-2	Ms53e
New	Kotoeko	Sadogatake	1991/11/20 (7)	2007.03	Ms54	Sd27e 3-4	Sd40w 3-4	Sd61e 4-3	Sd45w 5-2	Sd5w 4-3	Ms54w
New	Chiyoshoma	Kokonoe	1991/07/20 (9)	2009.05	Ms56	Sd80e 2-5	Jd6e 5-2	Sd72w 4-3	Sd55e 5-2	Sd13e 5-2	Ms56e
▼ 4	Akinokawa	Takadagawa	1992/11/30 (2)	2008.03	Ms55	Sd16e 3-4	Sd30e 5-2	Sd5w 4-3	Ms55w 3-4	Ms58e 3-4	Sd8w

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Tier 2:

Speaking of Ryuden, he has now dropped into the second age bracket after Chiyoarashi's promotion, and finds himself in the lead position here despite scoring a makekoshi in July. It remains to be seen how much longer he'll be able to hold off the charging Tatsu. Of particular interest here should be the (you might have guessed it) two Kokonoe rikishi - Chiyomaru comes off three straight kachikoshi that have brought him from sandanme to near the makushita high ranks, while heralded high schooler Chiyoo (formerly Motoi) is in just his 9th professional tournament and already in mid-makushita. And Takanoiwa could be worth keeping an eye on; if his ligament injury is fully healed he might be able to run roughshod over the upper sandanme crowd.

Other than that, just pick your favourites. (Band playing...)

Heisei Hopefuls for Aki 2011 - Tier 2: Promising Youngsters - Age 21 and under
+/-	Rikishi	Heya	DOB	Debut	HiRk	2010.09	2010.11	2011.01	2011.05	2011.07	2011.09
● 0	Ryuden	Takadagawa	1990/11/10 (16)	2006.03	Ms9	Ms39e 3-4	Ms46e 5-2	Ms33e 4-3	Ms27e 4-3	Ms14w 3-4	Ms17w
▲ 2	Chiyomaru	Kokonoe	1991/04/17 (13)	2007.05	Ms21	Sd15w 5-2	Ms54e 3-4	Sd7w 4-3	Ms57e 5-2	Ms28e 4-3	Ms21e
▲ 5	Kawanari	Oguruma	1991/07/07 (10)	2007.03	Ms23	Ms51e 4-3	Ms42e 3-4	Ms51e 3-4	Ms59w 4-3	Ms38e 5-2	Ms23e
▲ 5	Takageppo	Takanohana	1990/04/19 (21)	2009.01	Ms27	Ms58e 3-4	Sd11w 6-1	Ms35e 1-6	Sd1e 4-3	Ms40e 5-2	Ms27w
▼ 3	Kei	Onomatsu	1990/03/10 (24)	2008.01	Ms16	Sd5e 5-2	Ms44e 5-2	Ms30w 3-4	Ms37w 5-2	Ms16e 2-5	Ms28e
▼ 3	Kumagai	Isenoumi	1990/08/25 (18)	2006.03	Ms14	Ms31w 3-4	Ms37e 6-1 D	Ms14w 3-4	Ms22w 3-4	Ms22w 2-5	Ms35w
New	Chiyoo	Kokonoe	1991/05/29 (12)	2010.03	Ms36	Jd40w 5-2	Jd3e 5-2	Sd66w 3-4	Sd82e 6-1	Sd14e 6-1	Ms36w
▼ 3	Kairyu	Tagonoura	1990/03/01 (25)	2005.03	Ms29	Sd15e 5-2	Ms53w 4-3	Ms45w 3-4	Ms53w 4-3	Ms33e 3-4	Ms39e
▲ 6	Takatoshi	Takanohana	1990/04/19 (21)	2009.01	Ms23	Ms23e 2-5	Ms33e 3-4	Ms39w 2-5	Ms55e 3-4	Ms57w 5-2	Ms40e
▼ 4	Mankajo	Kasugayama	1990/02/10 (27)	2005.03	Ms34	Ms37e 1-6	Sd7e 2-5	Sd31w 5-2	Sd5w 5-2	Ms34w 3-4	Ms41w
▲ 1	Sasakiyama	Kitanoumi	1991/06/12 (11)	2010.01	Ms42	Sd11w 4-3	Ms60w 5-2	Ms46w 1-6	Sd13w 4-3	Ms50w 4-3	Ms42e
New	Kotokobai	Sadogatake	1991/03/31 (14)	2006.03	Ms51	Sd19e 4-3	Sd6w 3-4	Sd23e 3-4	Sd40e 5-2	Sd2w 4-3	Ms51e
▼ 6	Amatsu	Onomatsu	1990/04/03 (23)	2009.01	Ms37	Sd42e 6-1	Ms54w 3-4	Sd9w 4-3	Ms58w 4-3	Ms37e 2-5	Ms55e
▲ 4	Hokuoryu	Nakamura	1990/08/21 (19)	2006.03	Ms46	Sd12e 3-4	Sd27e 6-1	Ms46e 2-5	Sd3w 2-5	Sd11w 4-3	Ms58w
▼ 1	Komanokuni	Shibatayama	1990/06/29 (20)	2006.03	Ms56	Sd64e 6-1	Sd9w 1-6	Sd47e 5-2	Sd18w 4-3	Ms56e 3-4	Sd5w
▼ 3	Kyokutaisei	Oshima	1989/10/18 (28)	2008.01	Ms54	Ms54w 1-6	Sd24e 3-4	Sd41w 4-3	Sd27w 5-2	Ms55w 2-5	Sd17w
▼ 6	Masumiura	Mihogaseki	1990/10/25 (17)	2006.03	Ms46	Sd59w 4-3	Sd43e 5-2	Sd21w 4-3	Sd8w 4-3	Ms46w 0-7	Sd19w
▼ 8	Takanoiwa	Takanohana	1990/02/26 (26)	2008.11	Ms13	Ms19e 3-4	Ms24w 4-3	Ms21e 3-4	Ms30w 1-2-4	Ms44w 0-0-7	Sd22w
▼ 3	Kotokensei	Sadogatake	1991/01/06 (15)	2006.03	Ms50	Sd26e 3-4	Sd40e 0-0-7	Jd1e 6-1	Sd39e 5-2	Sd2e 1-6	Sd33e

Kyokutaisei will be dropping to the third tier after the basho, here's hoping my adoptee can shift over on a high note. (5-2 and a makushita return would be nice.)

[Asashosakari 20,276]

And lastly, Tier 3, featuring the overall highest-ranked Hopeful of Aki basho in Asahisho. This tier looks very competitive going forward, and currently no less than 11 rikishi are ranked inside a 20-rank corridor (Ms12 to Ms31). Two of them won't be part of the festivities much longer, however, as Ryuonami and Nankairiki are turning 24 before Kyushu basho and thus make their final appearance in this thread.

With the 21-and-under crowd separated from these guys now, nobody really stands out on this table, but I guess that's the nature of the beast when we look at a bunch of rikishi who have already lost a bit of their prospect shine but who could still turn themselves into servicable sekitori mainstays. (I kind of wonder what such a list would have looked like 5 years ago and how the various rikishi went on.) My two picks for attention are Higoarashi who's on a 5-KK streak, and Dewanoumi's lightweight Mongolian deshi Dewahayate who, after bouncing around in high sandanme for two years, has suddenly found a new gear and bumped himself up to the upper makushita ranks with a combined 14-7 record this year. Should be interesting to see if both rikishi can keep things moving in the right direction.

Heisei Hopefuls for Aki 2011 - Tier 3: Still Worth Watching - Age 23 and under
+/-	Rikishi	Heya	DOB	Debut	HiRk	2010.09	2010.11	2011.01	2011.05	2011.07	2011.09
● 0	Asahisho	Oshima	1989/07/21 (30)	2005.03	Ms10	Ms32e 3-4	Ms37w 5-2	Ms24w 4-3	Ms21e 4-3	Ms10w 3-4	Ms12w
● 0	Tochiyashiki	Kasugano	1989/07/07 (33)	2008.03	Ms9	Ms32w 6-1	Ms12e 3-4	Ms18e 5-2	Ms9w 3-4	Ms11e 3-4	Ms13w
▲ 1	Ryuonami	Tatsunami	1987/09/12 (52)	2010.03	Ms15	Sd25e 5-2	Ms59w 3-4	Sd14e 5-2	Ms50w 5-2	Ms21w 4-3	Ms15w
▲ 3	Higoarashi	Kise	1989/08/20 (29)	2006.05	Ms16	Sd29w 4-3	Sd17e 5-2	Ms55e 4-3	Ms47w 4-3	Ms29e 5-2	Ms16e
▲ 4	Dewahayate	Dewanoumi	1989/01/31 (36)	2004.03	Ms19	Ms50w 3-4	Sd1e 3-4	Sd17w 4-3	Sd4w 5-2	Ms33w 5-2	Ms19w
▼ 3	Byakko	Nakamura	1989/07/11 (31)	2005.03	Ms13	Ms59e 4-3	Ms49e 2-5	Sd13w 7-0 Y	Ms13e 2-5	Ms17e 3-4	Ms21w
▲ 4	Seiro	Shikoroyama	1988/08/18 (41)	2005.07	Ms22	Ms46w 5-2	Ms30w 4-3	Ms25e 3-4	Ms33w 2-5	Ms37w 5-2	Ms22e
● 0	Nankairiki	Kitanoumi	1987/10/16 (51)	2003.03	Ms23	Ms56e 5-2	Ms36e 2-5	Ms58e 4-3	Ms49e 4-3	Ms31e 4-3	Ms23w
▼ 4	Fukugoriki	Arashio	1988/03/02 (46)	2005.11	Ms22	Ms49w 4-3	Ms39w 3-4	Ms47e 4-3	Ms41e 4-3	Ms22e 3-4	Ms27e
▲ 2	Tochinohama	Kasugano	1989/01/29 (37)	2007.03	Ms30	Ms47w 4-3	Ms38e 1-6	Sd12w 4-3	Ms60e 4-3	Ms39e 4-3	Ms30w
▲ 2	Migikataagari	Otake	1988/06/08 (44)	2004.03	Ms31	Sd10e 4-3	Ms59e 5-2	Ms44w 4-3	Ms38e 3-4	Ms39w 4-3	Ms31e
▼ 6	Kagamio	Kagamiyama	1988/02/09 (48)	2003.07	Ms9	Ms25e 4-3	Ms18e 5-2	Ms9w 1-6	Ms28w 3-4	Ms28w 2-5	Ms42w
▼ 3	Rendaiyama	Kitanoumi	1988/01/12 (50)	2006.03	Ms36	Sd5w 1-6	Sd38e 4-3	Sd24w 4-3	Sd11e 5-2	Ms36w 3-4	Ms43w
▲ 3	Mugendai	Musashigawa	1989/01/21 (38)	2004.05	Ms35	Ms35w 2-5	Ms52e 3-4	Sd4w 2-5	Sd26e 4-3	Sd3e 5-2	Ms45e
New	Daiseiho	Shibatayama	1988/11/27 (39)	2008.01	Ms56	Sd36e 5-2	Sd11e 1-6	Sd48w 4-3	Sd34e 4-3	Sd7w 4-3	Ms56w
▲ 3	Tokizakura	Nakamura	1989/07/10 (32)	2005.03	Ms35	Ms51w 3-4	Sd3e 4-3	Ms54e 2-5	Sd12w 3-4	Sd12w 4-3	Ms59e
▼ 3	Okinofuji	Hakkaku	1988/01/26 (49)	2006.03	Ms51	Sd26w 4-3	Sd14w 2-5	Sd40e 3-4	Sd57w 6-1	Ms54w 3-4	Sd2w
▲ 4	Asabenkei	Takasago	1989/02/12 (35)	2007.03	Ms40	Sd21w 6-1	Ms40e 1-6	Sd16w 5-2	Ms54e 0-1-6	Sd29e 5-2	Sd3w
▲ 5	Tamadaiki	Kataonami	1988/11/02 (40)	2007.03	Ms24	Ms48e 2-5	Sd9e 5-2	Ms50e 2-5	Sd7w 0-0-7	Sd62e 6-1	Sd5e
▼ 4	Genkaiho	Otake	1988/04/15 (45)	2004.03	Ms58	Sd50w 4-3	Sd35e 5-2	Sd10w 2-5	Sd36e 5-2	Ms58w 3-4	Sd10w
▲ 2	Karatsuumi	Tamanoi	1988/08/03 (42)	2004.03	Ms31	Ms41w 2-5	Sd2w 2-5	Sd28e 1-6	Sd67e 4-3	Sd39w 5-2	Sd11w
▼ 7	Otakayama	Takadagawa	1988/07/04 (43)	2004.03	Ms56	Sd33w 2-5	Sd58e 2-5	Sd87e 6-1	Sd30w 5-2	Ms56w 2-5	Sd18w
▼ 3	Kaorufuji	Mihogaseki	1988/02/28 (47)	2003.03	Ms59	Sd70e 5-2	Sd41e 4-3	Sd25w 5-2	Ms59e 1-6	Sd15e 3-4	Sd26w
▼ 3	Daikamifusa	Asahiyama	1989/05/30 (34)	2005.03	Ms46	Sd23e 3-4	Sd38w 6-1	Ms53e 4-3	Ms46e 0-0-7	Sd21e 2-5	Sd47e

Edited August 31, 2011 by Asashosakari

[Fay 1,677]

Thanks for that.

Takanoiwa is well again and training well and hard at the heya.

Still hoping for Kairyu ...

I'm also watching Dewahayate, but ... a little nitpicking .. he's not mongolian.

Edited August 31, 2011 by Fay

[Asashosakari 20,276]

I'm also watching Dewahayate, but ... a little nitpicking .. he's not mongolian.

Oh, wow...I'm sure that's not the first time I've made that mistake, at least in my mind if not in writing. Thanks for the correction!